Carolinas Medical Center/Behav Health
Charlotte, North Carolina 28203
CCN: 340113 Acute Care Hospitals Emergency Services
3/5
CMS Star Rating
Average
220
DRG Categories
7,080
Total Discharges
$133,656
Avg Charges
$31,678
Avg Payment
$23,987
Avg Medicare
4.22x
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
Below 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: Government - Hospital District or Authority
Compared to North Carolina Average
How this hospital compares to the average of 81 hospitals in North Carolina
Average Charges
$133,656 +98%
State avg: $67,353
Average Payment
$31,678 +78%
State avg: $17,813
Charge-to-Payment Ratio
4.22x 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 | 272 | $84,599 | $23,920 | 3.54x |
| 291 | HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 202 | $51,830 | $15,432 | 3.36x |
| 064 | INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCC | 125 | $94,556 | $23,373 | 4.05x |
| 177 | RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC | 116 | $64,017 | $19,745 | 3.24x |
| 267 | ENDOVASCULAR CARDIAC VALVE REPLACEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 110 | $198,802 | $42,511 | 4.68x |
| 193 | SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 106 | $58,430 | $15,932 | 3.67x |
| 454 | COMBINED ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION WITH CC | 96 | $270,359 | $59,123 | 4.57x |
| 392 | ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 93 | $35,458 | $10,965 | 3.23x |
| 274 | PERCUTANEOUS AND OTHER INTRACARDIAC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 91 | $146,273 | $28,402 | 5.15x |
| 460 | SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITHOUT MCC | 90 | $185,443 | $32,181 | 5.76x |
| 455 | COMBINED ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 88 | $197,169 | $43,935 | 4.49x |
| 698 | OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 87 | $83,848 | $22,000 | 3.81x |
| 470 | MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 86 | $103,307 | $22,596 | 4.57x |
| 025 | CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 85 | $177,012 | $43,887 | 4.03x |
| 065 | INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 82 | $61,172 | $12,895 | 4.74x |
| 481 | HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 81 | $119,066 | $21,368 | 5.57x |
| 314 | OTHER CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 74 | $78,451 | $25,135 | 3.12x |
| 699 | OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 71 | $48,929 | $12,855 | 3.81x |
| 266 | ENDOVASCULAR CARDIAC VALVE REPLACEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 70 | $230,840 | $54,032 | 4.27x |
| 640 | MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC | 69 | $54,481 | $15,417 | 3.53x |
Showing top 20 of 220 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.