Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center
Lagrange, Georgia 30240
CCN: 110016 Acute Care Hospitals Emergency Services
2/5
CMS Star Rating
Below Average
35
DRG Categories
1,058
Total Discharges
$68,205
Avg Charges
$12,004
Avg Payment
$9,147
Avg Medicare
5.68x
Charge-to-Payment
Quality Ratings — CMS Hospital Compare
Based on CMS measures of mortality, safety of care, readmissions, patient experience, and timeliness
Mortality
Same as Average Safety of Care
Same as Average Readmissions
Same as Average Patient Experience
Reported Georgia Average Rating
2.65 / 5 This hospital is below average
4 five-star hospitals of rated in Georgia
National Average Rating
3.08 / 5
288 five-star hospitals of 2866 rated nationally
Type: Acute Care Hospitals Ownership: Voluntary non-profit - Private
Compared to Georgia Average
How this hospital compares to the average of 88 hospitals in Georgia
Average Charges
$68,205 -22%
State avg: $86,894
Average Payment
$12,004 -32%
State avg: $17,644
Charge-to-Payment Ratio
5.68x Above avg
State avg: 4.94x
Top 20 DRGs by Volume
Most common diagnosis groups at this hospital, sorted by number of discharges
| DRG | Description | Discharges | Avg Charges | Avg Payment | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 871 | SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC | 238 | $98,678 | $18,205 | 5.42x |
| 291 | HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 112 | $68,676 | $10,533 | 6.52x |
| 640 | MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC | 43 | $76,535 | $10,284 | 7.44x |
| 177 | RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC | 39 | $78,817 | $18,521 | 4.26x |
| 872 | SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 38 | $53,893 | $10,798 | 4.99x |
| 853 | INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 37 | $186,482 | $42,349 | 4.4x |
| 698 | OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 36 | $85,960 | $13,543 | 6.35x |
| 308 | CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 29 | $77,143 | $10,506 | 7.34x |
| 481 | HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 28 | $101,879 | $15,690 | 6.49x |
| 683 | RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 28 | $44,808 | $9,553 | 4.69x |
| 682 | RENAL FAILURE WITH MCC | 27 | $58,460 | $12,444 | 4.7x |
| 280 | ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 26 | $71,630 | $13,200 | 5.43x |
| 190 | CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 25 | $52,935 | $10,151 | 5.21x |
| 689 | KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 25 | $56,042 | $10,352 | 5.41x |
| 309 | CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 24 | $50,111 | $7,256 | 6.91x |
| 378 | GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 24 | $56,438 | $8,348 | 6.76x |
| 377 | GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH MCC | 23 | $78,815 | $14,311 | 5.51x |
| 287 | CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 20 | $72,100 | $8,971 | 8.04x |
| 281 | ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 18 | $56,722 | $8,001 | 7.09x |
| 064 | INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCC | 17 | $72,533 | $14,278 | 5.08x |
Showing top 20 of 35 DRG categories at this hospital.
About This Data
Hospital charges and payment data are from the CMS Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Provider Summary. Quality star ratings (1-5) are from CMS Hospital Compare, based on measures of mortality, safety of care, readmissions, patient experience, and timeliness. Negotiated insurance rates are from hospital Machine-Readable Files (MRFs) required by the CMS Hospital Price Transparency Rule.