Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center
Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27103
CCN: 340014 Acute Care Hospitals Emergency Services
4/5
CMS Star Rating
Above Average
145
DRG Categories
6,121
Total Discharges
$64,481
Avg Charges
$15,894
Avg Payment
$13,850
Avg Medicare
4.06x
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
Above Average Readmissions
Same as Average Patient Experience
Reported North Carolina Average Rating
3.01 / 5 This hospital is above 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: Voluntary non-profit - Private
Compared to North Carolina Average
How this hospital compares to the average of 81 hospitals in North Carolina
Average Charges
$64,481 -4%
State avg: $67,353
Average Payment
$15,894 -11%
State avg: $17,813
Charge-to-Payment Ratio
4.06x Above avg
State avg: 3.84x
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 871 | SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC | 528 | $60,759 | $14,815 | 4.1x |
| 470 | MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 309 | $56,159 | $14,143 | 3.97x |
| 291 | HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 280 | $38,776 | $9,938 | 3.9x |
| 177 | RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC | 278 | $43,329 | $13,421 | 3.23x |
| 193 | SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 192 | $36,924 | $9,957 | 3.71x |
| 189 | PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 121 | $39,422 | $9,386 | 4.2x |
| 378 | GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 112 | $27,893 | $8,082 | 3.45x |
| 689 | KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 112 | $31,858 | $8,913 | 3.57x |
| 392 | ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 102 | $25,685 | $6,558 | 3.92x |
| 064 | INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCC | 95 | $65,631 | $15,233 | 4.31x |
| 690 | KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 90 | $26,473 | $6,678 | 3.96x |
| 065 | INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 89 | $33,847 | $8,313 | 4.07x |
| 853 | INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 89 | $146,783 | $36,838 | 3.98x |
| 190 | CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 87 | $30,657 | $8,508 | 3.6x |
| 377 | GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH MCC | 86 | $45,567 | $12,786 | 3.56x |
| 872 | SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 85 | $31,518 | $8,252 | 3.82x |
| 885 | PSYCHOSES | 81 | $32,676 | $10,205 | 3.2x |
| 308 | CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 80 | $34,362 | $9,530 | 3.61x |
| 309 | CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 68 | $21,793 | $6,234 | 3.5x |
| 274 | PERCUTANEOUS AND OTHER INTRACARDIAC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 66 | $110,819 | $24,195 | 4.58x |
Showing top 20 of 145 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.