Milton S Hershey Medical Center
Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033
CCN: 390256 Acute Care Hospitals Emergency Services
4/5
CMS Star Rating
Above Average
134
DRG Categories
3,847
Total Discharges
$115,062
Avg Charges
$27,734
Avg Payment
$22,160
Avg Medicare
4.15x
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
$115,062 +16%
State avg: $99,109
Average Payment
$27,734 +54%
State avg: $17,987
Charge-to-Payment Ratio
4.15x Below 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 291 | HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 222 | $63,304 | $15,953 | 3.97x |
| 871 | SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC | 216 | $112,947 | $26,072 | 4.33x |
| 177 | RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC | 108 | $61,819 | $20,289 | 3.05x |
| 189 | PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 103 | $59,178 | $15,446 | 3.83x |
| 064 | INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCC | 70 | $98,060 | $27,653 | 3.55x |
| 392 | ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 68 | $31,452 | $9,517 | 3.3x |
| 330 | MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 65 | $97,420 | $27,507 | 3.54x |
| 690 | KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 60 | $34,835 | $9,728 | 3.58x |
| 065 | INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 57 | $48,694 | $11,842 | 4.11x |
| 193 | SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 57 | $50,802 | $15,658 | 3.24x |
| 481 | HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 56 | $102,907 | $23,420 | 4.39x |
| 689 | KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 56 | $55,255 | $15,005 | 3.68x |
| 267 | ENDOVASCULAR CARDIAC VALVE REPLACEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 54 | $254,609 | $51,267 | 4.97x |
| 847 | CHEMOTHERAPY WITHOUT ACUTE LEUKEMIA AS SECONDARY DIAGNOSIS WITH CC | 54 | $54,798 | $15,446 | 3.55x |
| 683 | RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 53 | $41,893 | $11,112 | 3.77x |
| 378 | GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 51 | $51,526 | $11,836 | 4.35x |
| 698 | OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 50 | $78,009 | $19,948 | 3.91x |
| 682 | RENAL FAILURE WITH MCC | 46 | $93,287 | $21,884 | 4.26x |
| 027 | CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 45 | $102,730 | $24,956 | 4.12x |
| 603 | CELLULITIS WITHOUT MCC | 44 | $42,890 | $10,938 | 3.92x |
Showing top 20 of 134 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.