Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital
Lake Forest, Illinois 60045
CCN: 140130 Acute Care Hospitals Emergency Services
5/5
CMS Star Rating
Excellent
94
DRG Categories
2,945
Total Discharges
$74,456
Avg Charges
$14,007
Avg Payment
$11,630
Avg Medicare
5.32x
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 Illinois Average Rating
2.91 / 5 This hospital is above average
12 five-star hospitals of rated in Illinois
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 Illinois Average
How this hospital compares to the average of 115 hospitals in Illinois
Average Charges
$74,456 -2%
State avg: $76,043
Average Payment
$14,007 -23%
State avg: $18,113
Charge-to-Payment Ratio
5.32x Above avg
State avg: 4.4x
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 | 309 | $101,099 | $17,419 | 5.8x |
| 291 | HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 185 | $56,128 | $11,163 | 5.03x |
| 177 | RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC | 119 | $72,311 | $15,532 | 4.66x |
| 286 | CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 91 | $127,667 | $27,595 | 4.63x |
| 392 | ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 72 | $40,343 | $7,197 | 5.61x |
| 698 | OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 69 | $58,324 | $15,166 | 3.85x |
| 603 | CELLULITIS WITHOUT MCC | 62 | $30,179 | $7,807 | 3.87x |
| 287 | CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 59 | $65,665 | $10,737 | 6.12x |
| 872 | SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 56 | $47,598 | $9,528 | 5x |
| 178 | RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH CC | 55 | $50,051 | $10,531 | 4.75x |
| 682 | RENAL FAILURE WITH MCC | 55 | $65,548 | $13,955 | 4.7x |
| 683 | RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 54 | $39,814 | $11,735 | 3.39x |
| 064 | INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCC | 53 | $85,625 | $16,787 | 5.1x |
| 309 | CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 51 | $40,073 | $6,809 | 5.89x |
| 640 | MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC | 51 | $46,245 | $10,717 | 4.32x |
| 689 | KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 50 | $42,645 | $10,668 | 4x |
| 699 | OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 50 | $45,879 | $10,400 | 4.41x |
| 065 | INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 49 | $58,951 | $8,808 | 6.69x |
| 690 | KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 46 | $32,501 | $7,208 | 4.51x |
| 641 | MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 45 | $37,767 | $6,886 | 5.48x |
Showing top 20 of 94 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.