Wellstar Paulding Medical Center
Hiram, Georgia 30141
CCN: 110042 Acute Care Hospitals
4/5
CMS Star Rating
Above Average
55
DRG Categories
1,869
Total Discharges
$74,980
Avg Charges
$10,533
Avg Payment
$8,204
Avg Medicare
7.12x
Charge-to-Payment
Quality Ratings — CMS Hospital Compare
Based on CMS measures of mortality, safety of care, readmissions, patient experience, and timeliness
Mortality
Above Average Safety of Care
Above Average Readmissions
Below Average Patient Experience
Reported Georgia Average Rating
2.65 / 5 This hospital is above 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
$74,980 -14%
State avg: $86,894
Average Payment
$10,533 -40%
State avg: $17,644
Charge-to-Payment Ratio
7.12x 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 291 | HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 234 | $70,437 | $9,405 | 7.49x |
| 871 | SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC | 228 | $101,345 | $16,959 | 5.98x |
| 177 | RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC | 90 | $88,032 | $14,944 | 5.89x |
| 193 | SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 83 | $78,078 | $9,425 | 8.28x |
| 392 | ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 56 | $45,422 | $5,701 | 7.97x |
| 872 | SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 55 | $54,618 | $8,068 | 6.77x |
| 280 | ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 50 | $81,811 | $11,092 | 7.38x |
| 378 | GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 45 | $58,989 | $6,805 | 8.67x |
| 690 | KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 40 | $36,516 | $6,199 | 5.89x |
| 689 | KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 39 | $53,469 | $7,445 | 7.18x |
| 698 | OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 37 | $76,793 | $11,090 | 6.92x |
| 189 | PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 36 | $81,397 | $9,486 | 8.58x |
| 190 | CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 36 | $84,421 | $7,187 | 11.75x |
| 309 | CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 35 | $39,888 | $4,866 | 8.2x |
| 202 | BRONCHITIS AND ASTHMA WITH CC/MCC | 34 | $51,826 | $6,224 | 8.33x |
| 312 | SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 34 | $50,293 | $5,608 | 8.97x |
| 377 | GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH MCC | 34 | $90,980 | $12,679 | 7.18x |
| 640 | MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC | 34 | $81,680 | $9,569 | 8.54x |
| 683 | RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 34 | $46,380 | $6,306 | 7.36x |
| 641 | MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 33 | $44,824 | $5,032 | 8.91x |
Showing top 20 of 55 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.