Wakemed
Cary, North Carolina 27518
CCN: 340173 Acute Care Hospitals Emergency Services
5/5
CMS Star Rating
Excellent
69
DRG Categories
2,235
Total Discharges
$57,263
Avg Charges
$10,438
Avg Payment
$8,329
Avg Medicare
5.49x
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
Above Average Readmissions
Above 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
$57,263 -15%
State avg: $67,353
Average Payment
$10,438 -41%
State avg: $17,813
Charge-to-Payment Ratio
5.49x 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 | 184 | $54,178 | $13,733 | 3.95x |
| 291 | HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 156 | $36,710 | $8,562 | 4.29x |
| 690 | KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 114 | $28,420 | $5,326 | 5.34x |
| 177 | RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC | 95 | $53,087 | $13,076 | 4.06x |
| 392 | ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 78 | $27,936 | $5,535 | 5.05x |
| 872 | SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 71 | $36,622 | $7,398 | 4.95x |
| 641 | MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 65 | $32,455 | $5,239 | 6.2x |
| 689 | KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 57 | $34,551 | $7,610 | 4.54x |
| 193 | SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 55 | $41,828 | $9,331 | 4.48x |
| 378 | GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 55 | $46,550 | $6,971 | 6.68x |
| 065 | INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 51 | $43,644 | $6,794 | 6.42x |
| 603 | CELLULITIS WITHOUT MCC | 51 | $31,566 | $5,795 | 5.45x |
| 481 | HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 50 | $99,095 | $14,259 | 6.95x |
| 194 | SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH CC | 48 | $40,373 | $6,099 | 6.62x |
| 309 | CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 45 | $27,821 | $5,213 | 5.34x |
| 640 | MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC | 44 | $51,640 | $9,508 | 5.43x |
| 683 | RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 44 | $32,398 | $6,494 | 4.99x |
| 310 | CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 43 | $19,233 | $3,739 | 5.14x |
| 190 | CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 34 | $42,717 | $7,540 | 5.67x |
| 308 | CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 34 | $39,981 | $9,200 | 4.35x |
Showing top 20 of 69 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.