Tufts Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts 02111
CCN: 220116 Acute Care Hospitals Emergency Services
3/5
CMS Star Rating
Average
108
DRG Categories
2,740
Total Discharges
$86,682
Avg Charges
$35,742
Avg Payment
$30,112
Avg Medicare
2.43x
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
$86,682 +69%
State avg: $51,275
Average Payment
$35,742 +79%
State avg: $19,985
Charge-to-Payment Ratio
2.43x 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 | 122 | $45,576 | $18,907 | 2.41x |
| 871 | SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC | 112 | $88,554 | $29,265 | 3.03x |
| 267 | ENDOVASCULAR CARDIAC VALVE REPLACEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 98 | $133,162 | $58,099 | 2.29x |
| 392 | ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 62 | $18,054 | $10,512 | 1.72x |
| 286 | CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 59 | $91,308 | $32,870 | 2.78x |
| 280 | ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 56 | $54,034 | $21,946 | 2.46x |
| 177 | RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC | 46 | $43,816 | $24,149 | 1.81x |
| 460 | SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITHOUT MCC | 46 | $61,368 | $45,303 | 1.35x |
| 064 | INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCC | 45 | $59,794 | $26,384 | 2.27x |
| 314 | OTHER CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 45 | $65,313 | $31,063 | 2.1x |
| 312 | SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 44 | $20,524 | $11,144 | 1.84x |
| 266 | ENDOVASCULAR CARDIAC VALVE REPLACEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 43 | $176,245 | $81,492 | 2.16x |
| 853 | INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 42 | $191,330 | $73,588 | 2.6x |
| 194 | SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH CC | 41 | $23,212 | $11,133 | 2.08x |
| 378 | GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 41 | $28,461 | $13,052 | 2.18x |
| 193 | SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 39 | $28,916 | $16,710 | 1.73x |
| 470 | MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 39 | $43,446 | $24,916 | 1.74x |
| 640 | MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC | 37 | $31,896 | $16,928 | 1.88x |
| 287 | CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 36 | $39,422 | $14,672 | 2.69x |
| 309 | CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 36 | $24,701 | $10,071 | 2.45x |
Showing top 20 of 108 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.