Newton-Wellesley Hospital
Newton, Massachusetts 02462
CCN: 220101 Acute Care Hospitals Emergency Services
5/5
CMS Star Rating
Excellent
133
DRG Categories
5,579
Total Discharges
$39,160
Avg Charges
$13,961
Avg Payment
$11,728
Avg Medicare
2.8x
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
Above 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
$39,160 -24%
State avg: $51,275
Average Payment
$13,961 -30%
State avg: $19,985
Charge-to-Payment Ratio
2.8x 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 | 400 | $36,915 | $11,583 | 3.19x |
| 871 | SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC | 372 | $56,075 | $18,844 | 2.98x |
| 177 | RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC | 266 | $42,614 | $16,386 | 2.6x |
| 470 | MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 205 | $42,977 | $18,438 | 2.33x |
| 392 | ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 179 | $20,570 | $7,087 | 2.9x |
| 690 | KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 126 | $21,195 | $7,363 | 2.88x |
| 689 | KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 108 | $29,006 | $10,335 | 2.81x |
| 178 | RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH CC | 107 | $28,257 | $10,294 | 2.75x |
| 698 | OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 104 | $39,857 | $14,194 | 2.81x |
| 193 | SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 99 | $33,053 | $11,715 | 2.82x |
| 309 | CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 82 | $22,791 | $6,820 | 3.34x |
| 603 | CELLULITIS WITHOUT MCC | 80 | $17,995 | $8,394 | 2.14x |
| 552 | MEDICAL BACK PROBLEMS WITHOUT MCC | 76 | $24,422 | $8,473 | 2.88x |
| 872 | SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 75 | $28,415 | $10,065 | 2.82x |
| 391 | ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITH MCC | 69 | $34,060 | $12,442 | 2.74x |
| 312 | SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 66 | $25,804 | $7,734 | 3.34x |
| 813 | COAGULATION DISORDERS | 65 | $37,754 | $14,905 | 2.53x |
| 682 | RENAL FAILURE WITH MCC | 63 | $34,932 | $13,858 | 2.52x |
| 378 | GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 61 | $24,328 | $8,914 | 2.73x |
| 683 | RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 61 | $23,829 | $7,876 | 3.03x |
Showing top 20 of 133 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.