Mount Auburn Hospital
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138
CCN: 220002 Acute Care Hospitals Emergency Services
4/5
CMS Star Rating
Above Average
76
DRG Categories
2,393
Total Discharges
$21,762
Avg Charges
$15,669
Avg Payment
$13,819
Avg Medicare
1.39x
Charge-to-Payment
Quality Ratings — CMS Hospital Compare
Based on CMS measures of mortality, safety of care, readmissions, patient experience, and timeliness
Mortality
Above Average Safety of Care
Above Average Readmissions
Below Average Patient Experience
Reported Massachusetts Average Rating
3.21 / 5 This hospital is above average
7 five-star hospitals of rated in Massachusetts
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 Massachusetts Average
How this hospital compares to the average of 54 hospitals in Massachusetts
Average Charges
$21,762 -58%
State avg: $51,275
Average Payment
$15,669 -22%
State avg: $19,985
Charge-to-Payment Ratio
1.39x Below avg
State avg: 2.41x
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 | 242 | $25,314 | $20,132 | 1.26x |
| 177 | RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC | 173 | $18,417 | $18,408 | 1x |
| 291 | HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 143 | $15,740 | $13,034 | 1.21x |
| 280 | ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 101 | $18,148 | $15,693 | 1.16x |
| 193 | SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 69 | $16,085 | $13,404 | 1.2x |
| 470 | MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 60 | $23,737 | $19,359 | 1.23x |
| 689 | KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 58 | $12,782 | $11,451 | 1.12x |
| 392 | ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 57 | $11,145 | $8,291 | 1.34x |
| 682 | RENAL FAILURE WITH MCC | 54 | $15,603 | $14,486 | 1.08x |
| 378 | GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 52 | $17,308 | $10,517 | 1.65x |
| 603 | CELLULITIS WITHOUT MCC | 48 | $10,526 | $9,271 | 1.14x |
| 178 | RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH CC | 41 | $15,060 | $12,427 | 1.21x |
| 641 | MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 41 | $9,449 | $7,979 | 1.18x |
| 683 | RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 41 | $13,371 | $9,170 | 1.46x |
| 690 | KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 41 | $10,028 | $8,423 | 1.19x |
| 281 | ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 39 | $14,160 | $9,463 | 1.5x |
| 872 | SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 39 | $14,437 | $10,752 | 1.34x |
| 552 | MEDICAL BACK PROBLEMS WITHOUT MCC | 37 | $9,036 | $9,610 | 0.94x |
| 194 | SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH CC | 35 | $10,035 | $8,570 | 1.17x |
| 312 | SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 35 | $10,932 | $8,689 | 1.26x |
Showing top 20 of 76 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.