Rutherford Regional Medical Center
Rutherfordton, North Carolina 28139
CCN: 340013 Acute Care Hospitals Emergency Services
3/5
CMS Star Rating
Average
14
DRG Categories
468
Total Discharges
$54,155
Avg Charges
$12,154
Avg Payment
$10,774
Avg Medicare
4.46x
Charge-to-Payment
Quality Ratings — CMS Hospital Compare
Based on CMS measures of mortality, safety of care, readmissions, patient experience, and timeliness
Mortality
Below Average Safety of Care
Above Average Readmissions
Same as Average Patient Experience
Reported North Carolina Average Rating
3.01 / 5 This hospital is below average
7 five-star hospitals of rated in North Carolina
National Average Rating
3.08 / 5
288 five-star hospitals of 2866 rated nationally
Type: Acute Care Hospitals Ownership: Proprietary
Compared to North Carolina Average
How this hospital compares to the average of 81 hospitals in North Carolina
Average Charges
$54,155 -20%
State avg: $67,353
Average Payment
$12,154 -32%
State avg: $17,813
Charge-to-Payment Ratio
4.46x Above avg
State avg: 3.84x
Top 14 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 | 158 | $53,683 | $13,597 | 3.95x |
| 470 | MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 74 | $89,826 | $14,422 | 6.23x |
| 872 | SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 45 | $41,866 | $8,100 | 5.17x |
| 481 | HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 31 | $70,934 | $15,275 | 4.64x |
| 291 | HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 26 | $27,467 | $9,398 | 2.92x |
| 853 | INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 23 | $141,471 | $33,601 | 4.21x |
| 189 | PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 20 | $37,498 | $9,455 | 3.97x |
| 683 | RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 16 | $31,882 | $7,022 | 4.54x |
| 193 | SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 14 | $29,190 | $9,899 | 2.95x |
| 389 | GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH CC | 13 | $28,294 | $6,553 | 4.32x |
| 641 | MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 13 | $22,783 | $6,181 | 3.69x |
| 682 | RENAL FAILURE WITH MCC | 13 | $34,830 | $10,924 | 3.19x |
| 071 | NONSPECIFIC CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS WITH CC | 11 | $39,117 | $8,437 | 4.64x |
| 483 | MAJOR JOINT OR LIMB REATTACHMENT PROCEDURES OF UPPER EXTREMITIES | 11 | $109,321 | $17,293 | 6.32x |
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.