Musc Health Lancaster Medical Center
Lancaster, South Carolina 29720
CCN: 420036 Acute Care Hospitals Emergency Services
2/5
CMS Star Rating
Below Average
28
DRG Categories
631
Total Discharges
$124,164
Avg Charges
$12,755
Avg Payment
$11,086
Avg Medicare
9.73x
Charge-to-Payment
Quality Ratings — CMS Hospital Compare
Based on CMS measures of mortality, safety of care, readmissions, patient experience, and timeliness
Mortality
Below Average Safety of Care
Above Average Readmissions
Same as 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: Proprietary
Compared to South Carolina Average
How this hospital compares to the average of 51 hospitals in South Carolina
Average Charges
$124,164 +45%
State avg: $85,382
Average Payment
$12,755 -22%
State avg: $16,431
Charge-to-Payment Ratio
9.73x Above 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 | 105 | $113,838 | $14,598 | 7.8x |
| 652 | KIDNEY TRANSPLANT | 65 | $376,821 | $21,875 | 17.23x |
| 291 | HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 38 | $75,282 | $9,584 | 7.86x |
| 189 | PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 32 | $93,291 | $9,271 | 10.06x |
| 070 | NONSPECIFIC CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS WITH MCC | 26 | $104,471 | $13,627 | 7.67x |
| 193 | SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 26 | $82,418 | $9,716 | 8.48x |
| 872 | SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 23 | $83,140 | $9,928 | 8.37x |
| 177 | RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC | 22 | $105,204 | $14,564 | 7.22x |
| 280 | ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 22 | $104,207 | $11,887 | 8.77x |
| 071 | NONSPECIFIC CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS WITH CC | 20 | $81,306 | $7,972 | 10.2x |
| 853 | INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 20 | $204,602 | $35,216 | 5.81x |
| 650 | KIDNEY TRANSPLANT WITH HEMODIALYSIS WITH MCC | 19 | $438,650 | $32,289 | 13.59x |
| 190 | CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 17 | $72,662 | $8,384 | 8.67x |
| 392 | ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 17 | $70,795 | $7,243 | 9.77x |
| 481 | HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 16 | $156,414 | $14,703 | 10.64x |
| 690 | KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 15 | $60,177 | $6,311 | 9.54x |
| 064 | INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCC | 13 | $99,736 | $13,543 | 7.36x |
| 377 | GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH MCC | 13 | $94,877 | $12,763 | 7.43x |
| 682 | RENAL FAILURE WITH MCC | 13 | $101,009 | $11,034 | 9.15x |
| 683 | RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 13 | $56,442 | $7,068 | 7.99x |
Showing top 20 of 28 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.