Lehigh Valley Hospital
Allentown, Pennsylvania 18103
CCN: 390133 Acute Care Hospitals Emergency Services
4/5
CMS Star Rating
Above Average
275
DRG Categories
15,423
Total Discharges
$134,565
Avg Charges
$19,048
Avg Payment
$15,508
Avg Medicare
7.06x
Charge-to-Payment
Quality Ratings — CMS Hospital Compare
Based on CMS measures of mortality, safety of care, readmissions, patient experience, and timeliness
Mortality
Above Average Safety of Care
Above Average Readmissions
Below Average Patient Experience
Reported Pennsylvania Average Rating
3.28 / 5 This hospital is above average
15 five-star hospitals of rated in Pennsylvania
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 Pennsylvania Average
How this hospital compares to the average of 129 hospitals in Pennsylvania
Average Charges
$134,565 +36%
State avg: $99,109
Average Payment
$19,048 +6%
State avg: $17,987
Charge-to-Payment Ratio
7.06x Above avg
State avg: 5.31x
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 | 941 | $110,611 | $17,822 | 6.21x |
| 291 | HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 800 | $68,702 | $11,490 | 5.98x |
| 552 | MEDICAL BACK PROBLEMS WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $54,426 | $9,010 | 6.04x |
| 177 | RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC | 283 | $80,829 | $16,071 | 5.03x |
| 470 | MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 248 | $105,350 | $16,467 | 6.4x |
| 392 | ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 235 | $50,852 | $7,565 | 6.72x |
| 267 | ENDOVASCULAR CARDIAC VALVE REPLACEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 210 | $433,858 | $41,925 | 10.35x |
| 872 | SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 206 | $64,346 | $9,585 | 6.71x |
| 683 | RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 205 | $53,430 | $8,286 | 6.45x |
| 312 | SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 199 | $55,414 | $7,801 | 7.1x |
| 378 | GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 187 | $61,121 | $8,977 | 6.81x |
| 682 | RENAL FAILURE WITH MCC | 185 | $80,793 | $13,045 | 6.19x |
| 189 | PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 176 | $74,958 | $11,172 | 6.71x |
| 065 | INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 172 | $77,184 | $9,015 | 8.56x |
| 309 | CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 165 | $40,769 | $6,750 | 6.04x |
| 064 | INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCC | 163 | $154,687 | $18,733 | 8.26x |
| 853 | INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 162 | $292,601 | $47,549 | 6.15x |
| 543 | PATHOLOGICAL FRACTURES AND MUSCULOSKELETAL AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 158 | $56,209 | $9,789 | 5.74x |
| 698 | OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 155 | $83,831 | $13,988 | 5.99x |
| 690 | KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 154 | $41,273 | $7,357 | 5.61x |
Showing top 20 of 275 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.