North Shore Medical Center -
Salem, Massachusetts 01970
CCN: 220035 Acute Care Hospitals Emergency Services
4/5
CMS Star Rating
Above Average
134
DRG Categories
5,747
Total Discharges
$39,891
Avg Charges
$14,314
Avg Payment
$12,319
Avg Medicare
2.79x
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
Same as 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
$39,891 -22%
State avg: $51,275
Average Payment
$14,314 -28%
State avg: $19,985
Charge-to-Payment Ratio
2.79x Above 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 291 | HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 437 | $33,752 | $11,700 | 2.88x |
| 871 | SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC | 432 | $52,667 | $18,403 | 2.86x |
| 177 | RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC | 297 | $39,837 | $16,418 | 2.43x |
| 392 | ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 154 | $20,016 | $7,471 | 2.68x |
| 193 | SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 140 | $30,647 | $11,826 | 2.59x |
| 312 | SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 120 | $21,378 | $8,194 | 2.61x |
| 189 | PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 117 | $31,303 | $11,839 | 2.64x |
| 178 | RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH CC | 112 | $28,590 | $10,452 | 2.74x |
| 690 | KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 106 | $20,606 | $7,443 | 2.77x |
| 683 | RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 104 | $22,749 | $8,199 | 2.77x |
| 689 | KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 102 | $26,137 | $10,245 | 2.55x |
| 603 | CELLULITIS WITHOUT MCC | 99 | $21,153 | $8,463 | 2.5x |
| 698 | OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 97 | $36,064 | $14,410 | 2.5x |
| 470 | MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 77 | $46,631 | $18,193 | 2.56x |
| 682 | RENAL FAILURE WITH MCC | 77 | $34,061 | $12,917 | 2.64x |
| 641 | MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 76 | $21,678 | $7,537 | 2.88x |
| 309 | CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 75 | $20,835 | $7,652 | 2.72x |
| 872 | SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 72 | $29,798 | $9,725 | 3.06x |
| 377 | GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH MCC | 65 | $47,776 | $19,281 | 2.48x |
| 699 | OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 65 | $20,657 | $9,548 | 2.16x |
Showing top 20 of 134 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.