Musc Medical Center
Charleston, South Carolina 29425
CCN: 420004 Acute Care Hospitals Emergency Services
3/5
CMS Star Rating
Average
217
DRG Categories
7,719
Total Discharges
$117,169
Avg Charges
$34,857
Avg Payment
$25,512
Avg Medicare
3.36x
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 South Carolina Average Rating
3.27 / 5 This hospital is below average
8 five-star hospitals of rated in South Carolina
National Average Rating
3.08 / 5
288 five-star hospitals of 2866 rated nationally
Type: Acute Care Hospitals Ownership: Government - Hospital District or Authority
Compared to South Carolina Average
How this hospital compares to the average of 51 hospitals in South Carolina
Average Charges
$117,169 +37%
State avg: $85,382
Average Payment
$34,857 +112%
State avg: $16,431
Charge-to-Payment Ratio
3.36x Below avg
State avg: 5.29x
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 | 394 | $68,415 | $25,019 | 2.73x |
| 291 | HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 208 | $38,499 | $17,217 | 2.24x |
| 189 | PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 143 | $53,850 | $17,509 | 3.08x |
| 274 | PERCUTANEOUS AND OTHER INTRACARDIAC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 124 | $102,008 | $31,900 | 3.2x |
| 065 | INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 119 | $37,628 | $13,901 | 2.71x |
| 064 | INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCC | 114 | $63,723 | $24,196 | 2.63x |
| 812 | RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 112 | $34,381 | $14,525 | 2.37x |
| 699 | OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 110 | $32,012 | $13,560 | 2.36x |
| 177 | RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC | 101 | $49,734 | $22,649 | 2.2x |
| 267 | ENDOVASCULAR CARDIAC VALVE REPLACEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 100 | $176,976 | $47,391 | 3.73x |
| 683 | RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 99 | $28,639 | $12,613 | 2.27x |
| 330 | MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 92 | $108,285 | $28,421 | 3.81x |
| 872 | SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 92 | $36,897 | $14,798 | 2.49x |
| 025 | CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 91 | $178,040 | $54,858 | 3.25x |
| 027 | CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 90 | $107,723 | $25,852 | 4.17x |
| 378 | GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 88 | $35,795 | $13,509 | 2.65x |
| 690 | KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 86 | $26,247 | $11,896 | 2.21x |
| 652 | KIDNEY TRANSPLANT | 85 | $236,966 | $36,243 | 6.54x |
| 641 | MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 84 | $30,572 | $11,661 | 2.62x |
| 640 | MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC | 80 | $38,175 | $17,166 | 2.22x |
Showing top 20 of 217 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.