Meritus Medical Center
Hagerstown, Maryland 21742
CCN: 210001 Acute Care Hospitals Emergency Services
2/5
CMS Star Rating
Below Average
126
DRG Categories
4,795
Total Discharges
$18,677
Avg Charges
$17,106
Avg Payment
$15,538
Avg Medicare
1.09x
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
Below Average Readmissions
Below Average Patient Experience
Reported Maryland Average Rating
3.1 / 5 This hospital is below average
4 five-star hospitals of rated in Maryland
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 Maryland Average
How this hospital compares to the average of 44 hospitals in Maryland
Average Charges
$18,677 -31%
State avg: $26,879
Average Payment
$17,106 -30%
State avg: $24,324
Charge-to-Payment Ratio
1.09x Below avg
State avg: 1.11x
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 | 469 | $22,008 | $20,141 | 1.09x |
| 291 | HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 234 | $13,844 | $12,590 | 1.1x |
| 190 | CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 161 | $13,207 | $11,990 | 1.1x |
| 872 | SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 138 | $11,100 | $10,155 | 1.09x |
| 189 | PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 129 | $17,531 | $16,227 | 1.08x |
| 177 | RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC | 122 | $21,485 | $19,727 | 1.09x |
| 560 | AFTERCARE, MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE WITH CC | 117 | $36,779 | $33,360 | 1.1x |
| 193 | SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 116 | $13,529 | $12,356 | 1.09x |
| 885 | PSYCHOSES | 114 | $12,814 | $11,702 | 1.1x |
| 378 | GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 96 | $11,187 | $10,278 | 1.09x |
| 641 | MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 84 | $10,012 | $9,160 | 1.09x |
| 690 | KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 80 | $10,515 | $9,638 | 1.09x |
| 309 | CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 79 | $9,296 | $8,500 | 1.09x |
| 392 | ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 79 | $10,623 | $9,755 | 1.09x |
| 194 | SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH CC | 72 | $10,675 | $9,709 | 1.1x |
| 064 | INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCC | 69 | $17,356 | $15,880 | 1.09x |
| 280 | ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 68 | $14,881 | $13,818 | 1.08x |
| 191 | CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH CC | 66 | $9,878 | $9,058 | 1.09x |
| 603 | CELLULITIS WITHOUT MCC | 65 | $11,395 | $10,376 | 1.1x |
| 389 | GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH CC | 63 | $10,378 | $9,577 | 1.08x |
Showing top 20 of 126 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.