Aiken Regional Medical Center
Aiken, South Carolina 29801
CCN: 420082 Acute Care Hospitals Emergency Services
1/5
CMS Star Rating
Well Below Average
54
DRG Categories
1,634
Total Discharges
$79,454
Avg Charges
$10,999
Avg Payment
$8,849
Avg Medicare
7.22x
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
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
$79,454 -7%
State avg: $85,382
Average Payment
$10,999 -33%
State avg: $16,431
Charge-to-Payment Ratio
7.22x 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 | 293 | $105,528 | $14,366 | 7.35x |
| 291 | HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 115 | $53,984 | $9,002 | 6x |
| 682 | RENAL FAILURE WITH MCC | 48 | $70,559 | $10,159 | 6.95x |
| 177 | RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC | 46 | $83,056 | $13,023 | 6.38x |
| 280 | ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 46 | $79,534 | $12,718 | 6.25x |
| 683 | RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 46 | $52,106 | $6,555 | 7.95x |
| 872 | SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 45 | $66,392 | $7,735 | 8.58x |
| 189 | PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 44 | $61,910 | $8,607 | 7.19x |
| 640 | MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC | 44 | $53,799 | $9,074 | 5.93x |
| 193 | SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 41 | $61,402 | $9,367 | 6.55x |
| 690 | KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 41 | $50,040 | $7,352 | 6.81x |
| 274 | PERCUTANEOUS AND OTHER INTRACARDIAC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 40 | $136,909 | $22,584 | 6.06x |
| 698 | OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 36 | $82,945 | $11,680 | 7.1x |
| 392 | ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 32 | $44,848 | $6,108 | 7.34x |
| 378 | GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 31 | $46,559 | $8,847 | 5.26x |
| 481 | HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 28 | $111,792 | $14,465 | 7.73x |
| 522 | HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCC | 26 | $129,521 | $14,936 | 8.67x |
| 853 | INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 26 | $259,895 | $35,378 | 7.35x |
| 309 | CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 25 | $35,896 | $6,173 | 5.82x |
| 377 | GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH MCC | 25 | $68,256 | $11,881 | 5.75x |
Showing top 20 of 54 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.