Buffalo Hospital
Buffalo, Minnesota 55313
CCN: 240076 Acute Care Hospitals
5/5
CMS Star Rating
Excellent
5
DRG Categories
164
Total Discharges
$30,371
Avg Charges
$12,370
Avg Payment
$10,887
Avg Medicare
2.46x
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
Same as Average Patient Experience
Reported Minnesota Average Rating
3.8 / 5 This hospital is above average
9 five-star hospitals of rated in Minnesota
National Average Rating
3.08 / 5
288 five-star hospitals of 2866 rated nationally
Type: Acute Care Hospitals Ownership: Voluntary non-profit - Other
Compared to Minnesota Average
How this hospital compares to the average of 45 hospitals in Minnesota
Average Charges
$30,371 -57%
State avg: $71,232
Average Payment
$12,370 -43%
State avg: $21,557
Charge-to-Payment Ratio
2.46x Below avg
State avg: 3.45x
Top 5 DRGs by Volume
Most common diagnosis groups at this hospital, sorted by number of discharges
| DRG | Description | Discharges | Avg Charges | Avg Payment | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 871 | SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC | 59 | $33,584 | $16,553 | 2.03x |
| 291 | HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 46 | $27,771 | $10,845 | 2.56x |
| 470 | MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 30 | $44,118 | $16,298 | 2.71x |
| 872 | SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 16 | $16,782 | $9,241 | 1.82x |
| 065 | INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 13 | $29,603 | $8,913 | 3.32x |
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.