University Of Md Upper Chesapeake Medical Center
Bel Air, Maryland 21014
CCN: 210049 Acute Care Hospitals Emergency Services
2/5
CMS Star Rating
Below Average
115
DRG Categories
4,419
Total Discharges
$20,280
Avg Charges
$17,876
Avg Payment
$16,208
Avg Medicare
1.13x
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 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 - Other
Compared to Maryland Average
How this hospital compares to the average of 44 hospitals in Maryland
Average Charges
$20,280 -25%
State avg: $26,879
Average Payment
$17,876 -27%
State avg: $24,324
Charge-to-Payment Ratio
1.13x Above 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 | 555 | $20,157 | $17,789 | 1.13x |
| 291 | HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 285 | $15,001 | $13,308 | 1.13x |
| 690 | KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 131 | $8,719 | $7,675 | 1.14x |
| 378 | GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 126 | $12,050 | $10,658 | 1.13x |
| 872 | SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 117 | $12,153 | $10,941 | 1.11x |
| 189 | PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 112 | $13,860 | $12,242 | 1.13x |
| 193 | SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 101 | $12,412 | $10,992 | 1.13x |
| 392 | ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 101 | $10,520 | $9,372 | 1.12x |
| 177 | RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC | 95 | $12,720 | $11,241 | 1.13x |
| 190 | CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 81 | $12,907 | $11,450 | 1.13x |
| 194 | SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH CC | 75 | $10,477 | $9,332 | 1.12x |
| 641 | MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 70 | $10,114 | $8,896 | 1.14x |
| 603 | CELLULITIS WITHOUT MCC | 68 | $8,653 | $7,669 | 1.13x |
| 377 | GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH MCC | 65 | $19,469 | $17,168 | 1.13x |
| 280 | ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 63 | $16,132 | $14,232 | 1.13x |
| 312 | SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 59 | $13,601 | $12,004 | 1.13x |
| 065 | INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 58 | $9,963 | $8,802 | 1.13x |
| 309 | CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 58 | $8,940 | $7,940 | 1.13x |
| 683 | RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 58 | $11,669 | $10,325 | 1.13x |
| 640 | MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC | 57 | $15,016 | $13,229 | 1.14x |
Showing top 20 of 115 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.