Lake Charles Memorial Hospital
Lake Charles, Louisiana 70601
CCN: 190060 Acute Care Hospitals Emergency Services
4/5
CMS Star Rating
Above Average
52
DRG Categories
1,571
Total Discharges
$58,989
Avg Charges
$14,099
Avg Payment
$12,681
Avg Medicare
4.18x
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
Above 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: Voluntary non-profit - Private
Compared to Louisiana Average
How this hospital compares to the average of 76 hospitals in Louisiana
Average Charges
$58,989 -19%
State avg: $72,731
Average Payment
$14,099 -6%
State avg: $15,021
Charge-to-Payment Ratio
4.18x Below 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 871 | SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC | 237 | $51,638 | $13,594 | 3.8x |
| 291 | HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 153 | $36,226 | $9,312 | 3.89x |
| 177 | RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC | 102 | $50,403 | $12,624 | 3.99x |
| 193 | SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 52 | $47,177 | $9,670 | 4.88x |
| 853 | INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 40 | $138,726 | $33,810 | 4.1x |
| 872 | SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 39 | $36,878 | $7,845 | 4.7x |
| 378 | GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 37 | $32,912 | $7,561 | 4.35x |
| 065 | INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 35 | $27,880 | $7,546 | 3.69x |
| 640 | MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC | 34 | $40,153 | $9,708 | 4.14x |
| 280 | ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 33 | $39,993 | $11,276 | 3.55x |
| 522 | HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCC | 33 | $70,753 | $15,228 | 4.65x |
| 689 | KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 32 | $33,106 | $8,505 | 3.89x |
| 690 | KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 32 | $26,748 | $6,089 | 4.39x |
| 481 | HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 31 | $56,785 | $14,685 | 3.87x |
| 682 | RENAL FAILURE WITH MCC | 29 | $37,225 | $10,818 | 3.44x |
| 603 | CELLULITIS WITHOUT MCC | 28 | $25,028 | $6,837 | 3.66x |
| 812 | RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 28 | $29,303 | $7,160 | 4.09x |
| 190 | CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 27 | $43,177 | $8,288 | 5.21x |
| 208 | RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS WITH VENTILATOR SUPPORT <=96 HOURS | 27 | $85,932 | $16,791 | 5.12x |
| 377 | GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH MCC | 25 | $51,451 | $13,081 | 3.93x |
Showing top 20 of 52 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.