South County Hospital Inc
Wakefield, Rhode Island 02879
CCN: 410008 Acute Care Hospitals Emergency Services
4/5
CMS Star Rating
Above Average
39
DRG Categories
983
Total Discharges
$32,238
Avg Charges
$10,373
Avg Payment
$8,839
Avg Medicare
3.11x
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
Below Average Patient Experience
Reported Rhode Island Average Rating
3.36 / 5 This hospital is above average
1 five-star hospitals of rated in Rhode Island
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 Rhode Island Average
How this hospital compares to the average of 9 hospitals in Rhode Island
Average Charges
$32,238 -30%
State avg: $46,199
Average Payment
$10,373 -39%
State avg: $17,032
Charge-to-Payment Ratio
3.11x Above avg
State avg: 2.85x
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 | 88 | $29,376 | $9,318 | 3.15x |
| 470 | MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 69 | $37,298 | $13,976 | 2.67x |
| 177 | RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC | 65 | $40,681 | $13,670 | 2.98x |
| 193 | SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 55 | $36,453 | $9,955 | 3.66x |
| 871 | SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC | 48 | $57,369 | $14,482 | 3.96x |
| 392 | ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 35 | $23,218 | $6,251 | 3.71x |
| 190 | CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 31 | $27,413 | $7,972 | 3.44x |
| 378 | GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 30 | $31,872 | $7,378 | 4.32x |
| 690 | KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 30 | $17,369 | $5,912 | 2.94x |
| 483 | MAJOR JOINT OR LIMB REATTACHMENT PROCEDURES OF UPPER EXTREMITIES | 28 | $44,503 | $17,576 | 2.53x |
| 309 | CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 24 | $14,708 | $5,552 | 2.65x |
| 312 | SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 24 | $23,476 | $6,341 | 3.7x |
| 468 | REVISION OF HIP OR KNEE REPLACEMENT WITHOUT CC/MCC | 24 | $56,471 | $21,298 | 2.65x |
| 522 | HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCC | 24 | $45,519 | $16,842 | 2.7x |
| 460 | SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITHOUT MCC | 23 | $84,938 | $27,624 | 3.07x |
| 683 | RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 23 | $22,276 | $6,988 | 3.19x |
| 467 | REVISION OF HIP OR KNEE REPLACEMENT WITH CC | 22 | $74,526 | $25,922 | 2.88x |
| 603 | CELLULITIS WITHOUT MCC | 22 | $17,213 | $6,583 | 2.61x |
| 308 | CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 21 | $27,849 | $8,780 | 3.17x |
| 481 | HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 21 | $41,665 | $16,025 | 2.6x |
Showing top 20 of 39 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.