Lowell General Hospital
Lowell, Massachusetts 01854
CCN: 220063 Acute Care Hospitals Emergency Services
2/5
CMS Star Rating
Below Average
115
DRG Categories
4,420
Total Discharges
$32,896
Avg Charges
$14,580
Avg Payment
$12,348
Avg Medicare
2.26x
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 Massachusetts Average Rating
3.21 / 5 This hospital is below 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
$32,896 -36%
State avg: $51,275
Average Payment
$14,580 -27%
State avg: $19,985
Charge-to-Payment Ratio
2.26x 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 291 | HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 444 | $21,820 | $11,251 | 1.94x |
| 871 | SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC | 438 | $35,588 | $16,880 | 2.11x |
| 177 | RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC | 153 | $27,528 | $15,245 | 1.81x |
| 193 | SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 148 | $23,714 | $11,107 | 2.13x |
| 190 | CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 119 | $20,973 | $9,460 | 2.22x |
| 392 | ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 105 | $17,359 | $7,124 | 2.44x |
| 689 | KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 93 | $24,431 | $10,096 | 2.42x |
| 690 | KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 84 | $16,907 | $6,997 | 2.42x |
| 683 | RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 82 | $18,352 | $8,285 | 2.22x |
| 641 | MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 80 | $15,886 | $6,726 | 2.36x |
| 312 | SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 77 | $16,736 | $7,553 | 2.22x |
| 682 | RENAL FAILURE WITH MCC | 68 | $25,850 | $12,946 | 2x |
| 872 | SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 67 | $21,622 | $8,973 | 2.41x |
| 178 | RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH CC | 60 | $18,701 | $9,532 | 1.96x |
| 378 | GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 58 | $19,627 | $8,911 | 2.2x |
| 064 | INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCC | 57 | $33,144 | $16,286 | 2.04x |
| 280 | ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 55 | $32,032 | $13,906 | 2.3x |
| 640 | MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC | 55 | $23,990 | $11,507 | 2.08x |
| 065 | INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 53 | $20,884 | $8,518 | 2.45x |
| 194 | SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH CC | 51 | $17,689 | $7,716 | 2.29x |
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.