Kershaw Medical Center
Camden, South Carolina 29020
CCN: 420048 Acute Care Hospitals Emergency Services
3/5
CMS Star Rating
Average
21
DRG Categories
520
Total Discharges
$48,378
Avg Charges
$10,291
Avg Payment
$9,110
Avg Medicare
4.7x
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
Same as 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: Proprietary
Compared to South Carolina Average
How this hospital compares to the average of 51 hospitals in South Carolina
Average Charges
$48,378 -43%
State avg: $85,382
Average Payment
$10,291 -37%
State avg: $16,431
Charge-to-Payment Ratio
4.7x 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 | 103 | $62,322 | $13,793 | 4.52x |
| 291 | HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 53 | $39,045 | $9,365 | 4.17x |
| 189 | PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 40 | $50,854 | $9,139 | 5.56x |
| 872 | SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 34 | $43,267 | $7,785 | 5.56x |
| 641 | MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 27 | $26,446 | $6,111 | 4.33x |
| 177 | RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC | 26 | $44,553 | $13,541 | 3.29x |
| 690 | KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 23 | $31,776 | $6,480 | 4.9x |
| 683 | RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 22 | $37,075 | $6,820 | 5.44x |
| 193 | SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 19 | $51,186 | $9,945 | 5.15x |
| 308 | CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 19 | $38,755 | $9,757 | 3.97x |
| 378 | GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 19 | $34,991 | $7,531 | 4.65x |
| 392 | ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 17 | $31,262 | $6,326 | 4.94x |
| 470 | MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 17 | $73,738 | $13,901 | 5.3x |
| 682 | RENAL FAILURE WITH MCC | 16 | $50,741 | $11,056 | 4.59x |
| 190 | CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 15 | $52,777 | $8,275 | 6.38x |
| 309 | CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 13 | $22,164 | $5,998 | 3.7x |
| 194 | SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH CC | 12 | $25,175 | $6,708 | 3.75x |
| 522 | HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCC | 12 | $71,048 | $15,610 | 4.55x |
| 071 | NONSPECIFIC CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS WITH CC | 11 | $34,163 | $7,880 | 4.34x |
| 638 | DIABETES WITH CC | 11 | $33,239 | $6,710 | 4.95x |
Showing top 20 of 21 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.