Catawba Valley Medical Center
Hickory, North Carolina 28602
CCN: 340143 Acute Care Hospitals Emergency Services
3/5
CMS Star Rating
Average
36
DRG Categories
941
Total Discharges
$50,943
Avg Charges
$14,547
Avg Payment
$12,787
Avg Medicare
3.5x
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
Above 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: Voluntary non-profit - Other
Compared to North Carolina Average
How this hospital compares to the average of 81 hospitals in North Carolina
Average Charges
$50,943 -24%
State avg: $67,353
Average Payment
$14,547 -18%
State avg: $17,813
Charge-to-Payment Ratio
3.5x Below 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 | 160 | $42,288 | $14,300 | 2.96x |
| 291 | HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 89 | $32,698 | $10,127 | 3.23x |
| 193 | SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 61 | $36,315 | $10,304 | 3.52x |
| 177 | RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC | 44 | $31,492 | $13,991 | 2.25x |
| 698 | OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 42 | $36,651 | $12,511 | 2.93x |
| 853 | INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 33 | $139,055 | $38,494 | 3.61x |
| 378 | GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 31 | $27,534 | $8,181 | 3.37x |
| 689 | KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 25 | $23,867 | $9,060 | 2.63x |
| 640 | MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC | 24 | $27,121 | $9,872 | 2.75x |
| 682 | RENAL FAILURE WITH MCC | 24 | $22,678 | $10,811 | 2.1x |
| 683 | RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 24 | $23,301 | $7,698 | 3.03x |
| 872 | SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 23 | $28,108 | $8,587 | 3.27x |
| 194 | SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH CC | 21 | $23,469 | $7,187 | 3.27x |
| 065 | INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 20 | $33,049 | $8,281 | 3.99x |
| 190 | CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 20 | $26,195 | $8,911 | 2.94x |
| 189 | PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 19 | $31,526 | $9,810 | 3.21x |
| 280 | ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 19 | $51,914 | $11,945 | 4.35x |
| 481 | HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 19 | $57,534 | $15,388 | 3.74x |
| 603 | CELLULITIS WITHOUT MCC | 19 | $24,513 | $7,649 | 3.2x |
| 641 | MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 17 | $22,083 | $6,715 | 3.29x |
Showing top 20 of 36 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.