Essentia Health Fargo
Fargo, North Dakota 58104
CCN: 350070 Acute Care Hospitals Emergency Services
4/5
CMS Star Rating
Above Average
72
DRG Categories
2,164
Total Discharges
$49,908
Avg Charges
$15,843
Avg Payment
$13,877
Avg Medicare
3.15x
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
Same as Average Patient Experience
Reported North Dakota Average Rating
3.56 / 5 This hospital is above average
1 five-star hospitals of rated in North Dakota
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 Dakota Average
How this hospital compares to the average of 6 hospitals in North Dakota
Average Charges
$49,908 -6%
State avg: $52,816
Average Payment
$15,843 -6%
State avg: $16,793
Charge-to-Payment Ratio
3.15x Below avg
State avg: 3.18x
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 | 337 | $38,622 | $14,083 | 2.74x |
| 291 | HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 172 | $28,643 | $9,366 | 3.06x |
| 189 | PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 68 | $21,097 | $9,412 | 2.24x |
| 378 | GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 64 | $23,232 | $7,282 | 3.19x |
| 280 | ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 60 | $39,510 | $11,769 | 3.36x |
| 853 | INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 49 | $100,055 | $40,458 | 2.47x |
| 377 | GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH MCC | 45 | $34,829 | $13,100 | 2.66x |
| 177 | RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC | 41 | $31,734 | $12,356 | 2.57x |
| 286 | CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 40 | $50,645 | $15,572 | 3.25x |
| 274 | PERCUTANEOUS AND OTHER INTRACARDIAC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 39 | $73,974 | $24,847 | 2.98x |
| 309 | CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 38 | $16,580 | $5,730 | 2.89x |
| 872 | SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 38 | $24,010 | $7,606 | 3.16x |
| 246 | PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES O | 37 | $79,329 | $22,187 | 3.58x |
| 683 | RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 36 | $21,257 | $6,702 | 3.17x |
| 065 | INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 34 | $29,224 | $7,318 | 3.99x |
| 247 | PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 34 | $68,526 | $13,664 | 5.02x |
| 481 | HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 34 | $49,248 | $14,904 | 3.3x |
| 682 | RENAL FAILURE WITH MCC | 33 | $43,292 | $12,935 | 3.35x |
| 193 | SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 32 | $26,766 | $9,512 | 2.81x |
| 064 | INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCC | 30 | $44,199 | $14,364 | 3.08x |
Showing top 20 of 72 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.