Hospital For Special Surgery
New York, New York 10021
CCN: 330270 Acute Care Hospitals Emergency Services
5/5
CMS Star Rating
Excellent
32
DRG Categories
2,845
Total Discharges
$159,045
Avg Charges
$39,541
Avg Payment
$29,251
Avg Medicare
4.02x
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
Above Average Readmissions
Above Average Patient Experience
Reported New York Average Rating
2.53 / 5 This hospital is above average
12 five-star hospitals of rated in New York
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 New York Average
How this hospital compares to the average of 129 hospitals in New York
Average Charges
$159,045 +50%
State avg: $106,165
Average Payment
$39,541 +68%
State avg: $23,488
Charge-to-Payment Ratio
4.02x Below avg
State avg: 4.64x
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 470 | MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 1,060 | $122,820 | $28,649 | 4.29x |
| 468 | REVISION OF HIP OR KNEE REPLACEMENT WITHOUT CC/MCC | 276 | $133,671 | $32,024 | 4.17x |
| 467 | REVISION OF HIP OR KNEE REPLACEMENT WITH CC | 229 | $171,547 | $41,532 | 4.13x |
| 460 | SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITHOUT MCC | 174 | $176,911 | $51,635 | 3.43x |
| 454 | COMBINED ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION WITH CC | 147 | $278,403 | $80,534 | 3.46x |
| 455 | COMBINED ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 115 | $213,912 | $57,237 | 3.74x |
| 519 | BACK AND NECK PROCEDURES EXCEPT SPINAL FUSION WITH CC | 105 | $96,872 | $22,961 | 4.22x |
| 472 | CERVICAL SPINAL FUSION WITH CC | 88 | $150,152 | $40,734 | 3.69x |
| 483 | MAJOR JOINT OR LIMB REATTACHMENT PROCEDURES OF UPPER EXTREMITIES | 87 | $112,950 | $34,032 | 3.32x |
| 520 | BACK AND NECK PROCEDURES EXCEPT SPINAL FUSION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 63 | $78,259 | $16,705 | 4.68x |
| 469 | MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITH MCC OR TOTA | 52 | $167,898 | $40,837 | 4.11x |
| 457 | SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITH SPINAL CURVATURE, MALIGNANCY, INFECTION OR EXTENSIVE | 42 | $296,629 | $82,786 | 3.58x |
| 462 | BILATERAL OR MULTIPLE MAJOR JOINT PROCEDURES OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 37 | $215,049 | $54,273 | 3.96x |
| 481 | HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 30 | $183,966 | $37,046 | 4.97x |
| 458 | SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITH SPINAL CURVATURE, MALIGNANCY, INFECTION OR EXTENSIVE | 28 | $188,200 | $56,595 | 3.33x |
| 493 | LOWER EXTREMITY AND HUMERUS PROCEDURES EXCEPT HIP, FOOT AND FEMUR WITH CC | 28 | $143,617 | $29,534 | 4.86x |
| 489 | KNEE PROCEDURES WITHOUT PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF INFECTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 27 | $64,772 | $16,836 | 3.85x |
| 502 | SOFT TISSUE PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 26 | $91,260 | $18,494 | 4.93x |
| 494 | LOWER EXTREMITY AND HUMERUS PROCEDURES EXCEPT HIP, FOOT AND FEMUR WITHOUT CC/MCC | 25 | $112,540 | $22,190 | 5.07x |
| 517 | OTHER MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE O.R. PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 23 | $66,627 | $16,270 | 4.1x |
Showing top 20 of 32 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.