Frye Regional Medical Center
Hickory, North Carolina 28601
CCN: 340116 Acute Care Hospitals Emergency Services
2/5
CMS Star Rating
Below Average
42
DRG Categories
1,282
Total Discharges
$85,710
Avg Charges
$11,641
Avg Payment
$9,815
Avg Medicare
7.36x
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
$85,710 +27%
State avg: $67,353
Average Payment
$11,641 -35%
State avg: $17,813
Charge-to-Payment Ratio
7.36x 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 | 170 | $80,784 | $13,280 | 6.08x |
| 291 | HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 92 | $55,339 | $8,950 | 6.18x |
| 274 | PERCUTANEOUS AND OTHER INTRACARDIAC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 74 | $216,024 | $22,370 | 9.66x |
| 177 | RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC | 69 | $83,653 | $12,741 | 6.57x |
| 193 | SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 69 | $68,339 | $9,065 | 7.54x |
| 247 | PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 41 | $121,043 | $13,747 | 8.8x |
| 460 | SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITHOUT MCC | 38 | $197,442 | $27,887 | 7.08x |
| 872 | SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 38 | $53,503 | $7,606 | 7.03x |
| 065 | INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 32 | $54,363 | $6,940 | 7.83x |
| 378 | GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 31 | $50,009 | $7,122 | 7.02x |
| 309 | CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 30 | $43,374 | $5,531 | 7.84x |
| 287 | CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 29 | $74,598 | $8,047 | 9.27x |
| 190 | CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 28 | $57,587 | $7,619 | 7.56x |
| 853 | INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 27 | $212,839 | $35,177 | 6.05x |
| 189 | PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 25 | $70,660 | $9,223 | 7.66x |
| 308 | CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 25 | $64,342 | $8,536 | 7.54x |
| 310 | CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 25 | $26,406 | $4,490 | 5.88x |
| 246 | PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES O | 24 | $151,348 | $20,364 | 7.43x |
| 682 | RENAL FAILURE WITH MCC | 23 | $66,212 | $10,146 | 6.53x |
| 064 | INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCC | 22 | $74,276 | $12,451 | 5.97x |
Showing top 20 of 42 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.