South Shore Hospital
South Weymouth, Massachusetts 02190
CCN: 220100 Acute Care Hospitals Emergency Services
3/5
CMS Star Rating
Average
223
DRG Categories
11,049
Total Discharges
$26,473
Avg Charges
$13,629
Avg Payment
$11,839
Avg Medicare
1.94x
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 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
$26,473 -48%
State avg: $51,275
Average Payment
$13,629 -32%
State avg: $19,985
Charge-to-Payment Ratio
1.94x 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 | 611 | $18,594 | $10,371 | 1.79x |
| 871 | SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC | 601 | $29,967 | $15,891 | 1.89x |
| 177 | RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC | 539 | $23,174 | $14,105 | 1.64x |
| 392 | ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 390 | $14,737 | $6,790 | 2.17x |
| 690 | KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 304 | $13,687 | $6,585 | 2.08x |
| 689 | KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 287 | $17,040 | $9,338 | 1.82x |
| 312 | SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 215 | $14,922 | $7,179 | 2.08x |
| 178 | RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH CC | 173 | $15,854 | $8,798 | 1.8x |
| 552 | MEDICAL BACK PROBLEMS WITHOUT MCC | 166 | $16,953 | $7,717 | 2.2x |
| 603 | CELLULITIS WITHOUT MCC | 166 | $12,281 | $7,210 | 1.7x |
| 193 | SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 159 | $18,097 | $10,585 | 1.71x |
| 190 | CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 156 | $17,467 | $9,092 | 1.92x |
| 194 | SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH CC | 143 | $12,712 | $7,114 | 1.79x |
| 683 | RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 141 | $15,975 | $7,544 | 2.12x |
| 280 | ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 137 | $24,943 | $12,753 | 1.96x |
| 378 | GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 135 | $19,268 | $8,405 | 2.29x |
| 641 | MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 129 | $12,278 | $6,375 | 1.93x |
| 682 | RENAL FAILURE WITH MCC | 118 | $23,958 | $11,832 | 2.02x |
| 065 | INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 112 | $20,436 | $8,256 | 2.48x |
| 189 | PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 112 | $19,484 | $10,247 | 1.9x |
Showing top 20 of 223 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.