Cary Medical Center
Caribou, Maine 04736
CCN: 200031 Acute Care Hospitals Emergency Services
2/5
CMS Star Rating
Below Average
6
DRG Categories
104
Total Discharges
$20,172
Avg Charges
$10,070
Avg Payment
$8,706
Avg Medicare
2x
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
Same as Average Readmissions
Below 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: Government - Local
Compared to Maine Average
How this hospital compares to the average of 17 hospitals in Maine
Average Charges
$20,172 -66%
State avg: $58,642
Average Payment
$10,070 -44%
State avg: $18,039
Charge-to-Payment Ratio
2x Below avg
State avg: 3.27x
Top 6 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 | 30 | $19,168 | $10,948 | 1.75x |
| 871 | SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC | 18 | $21,571 | $16,713 | 1.29x |
| 190 | CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 16 | $22,129 | $11,004 | 2.01x |
| 683 | RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 14 | $23,470 | $7,842 | 2.99x |
| 194 | SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH CC | 13 | $14,685 | $7,225 | 2.03x |
| 641 | MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 13 | $20,007 | $6,687 | 2.99x |
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.