St Tammany Parish Hospital
Covington, Louisiana 70433
CCN: 190045 Acute Care Hospitals Emergency Services
4/5
CMS Star Rating
Above Average
64
DRG Categories
1,726
Total Discharges
$62,152
Avg Charges
$11,121
Avg Payment
$9,335
Avg Medicare
5.59x
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
Above Average Readmissions
Same as Average Patient Experience
Reported Louisiana Average Rating
2.9 / 5 This hospital is above average
0 five-star hospitals of rated in Louisiana
National Average Rating
3.08 / 5
288 five-star hospitals of 2866 rated nationally
Type: Acute Care Hospitals Ownership: Government - Hospital District or Authority
Compared to Louisiana Average
How this hospital compares to the average of 76 hospitals in Louisiana
Average Charges
$62,152 -15%
State avg: $72,731
Average Payment
$11,121 -26%
State avg: $15,021
Charge-to-Payment Ratio
5.59x Above avg
State avg: 4.85x
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 | 151 | $35,386 | $7,964 | 4.44x |
| 871 | SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC | 98 | $64,967 | $12,943 | 5.02x |
| 177 | RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC | 74 | $66,555 | $12,551 | 5.3x |
| 190 | CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 54 | $50,370 | $7,611 | 6.62x |
| 683 | RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 46 | $26,011 | $5,820 | 4.47x |
| 690 | KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 45 | $20,761 | $5,204 | 3.99x |
| 682 | RENAL FAILURE WITH MCC | 43 | $49,690 | $9,765 | 5.09x |
| 309 | CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 42 | $22,179 | $5,066 | 4.38x |
| 392 | ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 42 | $30,964 | $5,266 | 5.88x |
| 378 | GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 40 | $33,589 | $6,689 | 5.02x |
| 287 | CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 39 | $44,995 | $7,171 | 6.27x |
| 193 | SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 38 | $46,158 | $8,821 | 5.23x |
| 603 | CELLULITIS WITHOUT MCC | 37 | $24,505 | $5,895 | 4.16x |
| 640 | MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC | 36 | $35,621 | $7,885 | 4.52x |
| 641 | MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 35 | $32,768 | $5,708 | 5.74x |
| 274 | PERCUTANEOUS AND OTHER INTRACARDIAC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 34 | $152,688 | $21,269 | 7.18x |
| 481 | HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 34 | $77,935 | $14,324 | 5.44x |
| 689 | KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 34 | $33,038 | $7,380 | 4.48x |
| 189 | PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 32 | $58,068 | $8,000 | 7.26x |
| 308 | CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 31 | $36,098 | $8,298 | 4.35x |
Showing top 20 of 64 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.