Wellstar Mcg Health, Affiliated With Med Col
Augusta, Georgia 30912
CCN: 110034 Acute Care Hospitals Emergency Services
1/5
CMS Star Rating
Well Below Average
82
DRG Categories
2,135
Total Discharges
$99,175
Avg Charges
$28,162
Avg Payment
$21,834
Avg Medicare
3.52x
Charge-to-Payment
Quality Ratings — CMS Hospital Compare
Based on CMS measures of mortality, safety of care, readmissions, patient experience, and timeliness
Mortality
Below Average Safety of Care
Below Average Readmissions
Below 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 - Other
Compared to Georgia Average
How this hospital compares to the average of 88 hospitals in Georgia
Average Charges
$99,175 +14%
State avg: $86,894
Average Payment
$28,162 +60%
State avg: $17,644
Charge-to-Payment Ratio
3.52x Below 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 | 236 | $91,236 | $27,565 | 3.31x |
| 291 | HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 112 | $68,273 | $20,219 | 3.38x |
| 064 | INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCC | 63 | $89,351 | $26,695 | 3.35x |
| 853 | INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 48 | $249,407 | $68,254 | 3.65x |
| 698 | OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 45 | $65,974 | $23,119 | 2.85x |
| 065 | INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 44 | $49,420 | $15,754 | 3.14x |
| 641 | MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 44 | $30,454 | $13,262 | 2.3x |
| 189 | PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 41 | $40,749 | $16,875 | 2.41x |
| 683 | RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 41 | $40,231 | $14,984 | 2.68x |
| 682 | RENAL FAILURE WITH MCC | 40 | $54,340 | $20,791 | 2.61x |
| 481 | HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 38 | $95,300 | $25,256 | 3.77x |
| 699 | OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 35 | $63,705 | $17,830 | 3.57x |
| 872 | SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 35 | $45,355 | $14,819 | 3.06x |
| 025 | CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 34 | $214,198 | $54,417 | 3.94x |
| 177 | RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC | 34 | $53,748 | $22,722 | 2.37x |
| 640 | MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC | 33 | $37,181 | $18,379 | 2.02x |
| 377 | GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH MCC | 31 | $81,306 | $24,895 | 3.27x |
| 378 | GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 31 | $41,345 | $14,860 | 2.78x |
| 274 | PERCUTANEOUS AND OTHER INTRACARDIAC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 30 | $117,356 | $32,481 | 3.61x |
| 847 | CHEMOTHERAPY WITHOUT ACUTE LEUKEMIA AS SECONDARY DIAGNOSIS WITH CC | 30 | $56,102 | $18,241 | 3.08x |
Showing top 20 of 82 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.