Northwest Health- Porter
Valparaiso, Indiana 46383
CCN: 150035 Acute Care Hospitals Emergency Services
2/5
CMS Star Rating
Below Average
79
DRG Categories
2,861
Total Discharges
$112,273
Avg Charges
$12,714
Avg Payment
$10,535
Avg Medicare
8.83x
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
Above Average Readmissions
Below Average Patient Experience
Reported Indiana Average Rating
3.33 / 5 This hospital is below average
12 five-star hospitals of rated in Indiana
National Average Rating
3.08 / 5
288 five-star hospitals of 2866 rated nationally
Type: Acute Care Hospitals Ownership: Proprietary
Compared to Indiana Average
How this hospital compares to the average of 80 hospitals in Indiana
Average Charges
$112,273 +56%
State avg: $72,140
Average Payment
$12,714 -15%
State avg: $14,942
Charge-to-Payment Ratio
8.83x Above avg
State avg: 4.69x
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 | 269 | $105,598 | $14,876 | 7.1x |
| 291 | HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 188 | $62,702 | $8,759 | 7.16x |
| 274 | PERCUTANEOUS AND OTHER INTRACARDIAC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 133 | $218,917 | $22,742 | 9.63x |
| 177 | RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC | 122 | $90,155 | $12,603 | 7.15x |
| 690 | KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 93 | $48,204 | $5,642 | 8.54x |
| 280 | ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 83 | $87,615 | $12,102 | 7.24x |
| 689 | KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 80 | $58,831 | $8,009 | 7.35x |
| 378 | GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 78 | $57,151 | $7,981 | 7.16x |
| 193 | SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 75 | $70,436 | $8,880 | 7.93x |
| 190 | CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 71 | $70,344 | $7,604 | 9.25x |
| 698 | OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 49 | $84,846 | $10,864 | 7.81x |
| 853 | INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 48 | $221,516 | $30,791 | 7.19x |
| 247 | PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 47 | $171,806 | $14,065 | 12.22x |
| 641 | MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 46 | $46,014 | $5,423 | 8.49x |
| 872 | SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 46 | $62,597 | $7,396 | 8.46x |
| 392 | ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 45 | $51,065 | $5,579 | 9.15x |
| 470 | MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 45 | $156,097 | $13,786 | 11.32x |
| 312 | SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 44 | $42,449 | $6,108 | 6.95x |
| 481 | HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 44 | $133,022 | $14,952 | 8.9x |
| 603 | CELLULITIS WITHOUT MCC | 42 | $50,935 | $6,648 | 7.66x |
Showing top 20 of 79 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.