Northern Light Health
Portland, Maine 04101
CCN: 200008 Acute Care Hospitals Emergency Services
3/5
CMS Star Rating
Average
12
DRG Categories
286
Total Discharges
$41,485
Avg Charges
$11,904
Avg Payment
$9,389
Avg Medicare
3.48x
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
Above Average Patient Experience
Reported Maine Average Rating
3.05 / 5 This hospital is below average
0 five-star hospitals of rated in Maine
National Average Rating
3.08 / 5
288 five-star hospitals of 2866 rated nationally
Type: Acute Care Hospitals Ownership: Voluntary non-profit - Church
Compared to Maine Average
How this hospital compares to the average of 17 hospitals in Maine
Average Charges
$41,485 -29%
State avg: $58,642
Average Payment
$11,904 -34%
State avg: $18,039
Charge-to-Payment Ratio
3.48x Above avg
State avg: 3.27x
Top 12 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 | 84 | $55,542 | $15,429 | 3.6x |
| 291 | HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 44 | $39,585 | $10,263 | 3.86x |
| 193 | SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 24 | $41,665 | $11,122 | 3.75x |
| 872 | SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 24 | $37,924 | $10,625 | 3.57x |
| 177 | RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC | 23 | $52,648 | $15,486 | 3.4x |
| 392 | ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 15 | $31,930 | $10,030 | 3.18x |
| 689 | KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 14 | $33,328 | $10,582 | 3.15x |
| 189 | PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 12 | $45,021 | $9,852 | 4.57x |
| 481 | HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 12 | $56,496 | $20,147 | 2.8x |
| 641 | MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 12 | $28,635 | $9,378 | 3.05x |
| 280 | ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 11 | $47,319 | $12,304 | 3.85x |
| 603 | CELLULITIS WITHOUT MCC | 11 | $27,727 | $7,631 | 3.63x |
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.