Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital
Ellsworth, Maine 04605
CCN: 200050 Acute Care Hospitals Emergency Services
2/5
CMS Star Rating
Below Average
9
DRG Categories
192
Total Discharges
$42,886
Avg Charges
$19,201
Avg Payment
$17,575
Avg Medicare
2.23x
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
Same as 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 - Other
Compared to Maine Average
How this hospital compares to the average of 17 hospitals in Maine
Average Charges
$42,886 -27%
State avg: $58,642
Average Payment
$19,201 +6%
State avg: $18,039
Charge-to-Payment Ratio
2.23x Below avg
State avg: 3.27x
Top 9 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 | 63 | $45,607 | $20,544 | 2.22x |
| 291 | HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 25 | $26,360 | $13,245 | 1.99x |
| 193 | SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 18 | $39,244 | $13,496 | 2.91x |
| 872 | SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 18 | $41,953 | $15,623 | 2.69x |
| 281 | ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 16 | $31,565 | $9,970 | 3.17x |
| 177 | RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC | 15 | $33,780 | $18,128 | 1.86x |
| 189 | PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 14 | $43,530 | $13,251 | 3.29x |
| 853 | INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 12 | $101,908 | $51,732 | 1.97x |
| 280 | ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 11 | $22,030 | $16,825 | 1.31x |
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.