Brigham And Women's Faulkner Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts 02130
CCN: 220119 Acute Care Hospitals Emergency Services
5/5
CMS Star Rating
Excellent
78
DRG Categories
2,565
Total Discharges
$40,759
Avg Charges
$13,704
Avg Payment
$11,425
Avg Medicare
2.97x
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
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
$40,759 -21%
State avg: $51,275
Average Payment
$13,704 -31%
State avg: $19,985
Charge-to-Payment Ratio
2.97x 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 | 216 | $46,326 | $12,836 | 3.61x |
| 871 | SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC | 209 | $57,646 | $18,605 | 3.1x |
| 177 | RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC | 157 | $48,704 | $18,411 | 2.65x |
| 392 | ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 87 | $28,805 | $7,828 | 3.68x |
| 470 | MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 75 | $42,510 | $17,828 | 2.38x |
| 280 | ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 71 | $52,284 | $15,039 | 3.48x |
| 178 | RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH CC | 59 | $30,796 | $10,662 | 2.89x |
| 690 | KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 58 | $24,915 | $7,748 | 3.22x |
| 391 | ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITH MCC | 52 | $31,400 | $12,505 | 2.51x |
| 193 | SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 49 | $36,750 | $12,228 | 3.01x |
| 689 | KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 49 | $39,822 | $11,041 | 3.61x |
| 603 | CELLULITIS WITHOUT MCC | 48 | $28,366 | $8,521 | 3.33x |
| 640 | MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC | 44 | $48,303 | $13,853 | 3.49x |
| 698 | OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 44 | $46,947 | $14,681 | 3.2x |
| 312 | SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 43 | $23,429 | $8,500 | 2.76x |
| 309 | CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 42 | $21,852 | $7,313 | 2.99x |
| 394 | OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 41 | $25,769 | $9,508 | 2.71x |
| 682 | RENAL FAILURE WITH MCC | 41 | $50,410 | $15,679 | 3.22x |
| 683 | RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 39 | $29,602 | $8,944 | 3.31x |
| 884 | ORGANIC DISTURBANCES AND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY | 36 | $34,373 | $13,991 | 2.46x |
Showing top 20 of 78 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.