Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee 37232
CCN: 440039 Acute Care Hospitals Emergency Services
4/5
CMS Star Rating
Above Average
238
DRG Categories
8,776
Total Discharges
$143,574
Avg Charges
$31,675
Avg Payment
$21,205
Avg Medicare
4.53x
Charge-to-Payment
Quality Ratings — CMS Hospital Compare
Based on CMS measures of mortality, safety of care, readmissions, patient experience, and timeliness
Mortality
Above Average Safety of Care
Same as Average Readmissions
Same as Average Patient Experience
Reported Tennessee Average Rating
3.02 / 5 This hospital is above average
4 five-star hospitals of rated in Tennessee
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 Tennessee Average
How this hospital compares to the average of 77 hospitals in Tennessee
Average Charges
$143,574 +79%
State avg: $80,398
Average Payment
$31,675 +91%
State avg: $16,608
Charge-to-Payment Ratio
4.53x Below avg
State avg: 4.82x
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 | 316 | $108,289 | $26,251 | 4.13x |
| 274 | PERCUTANEOUS AND OTHER INTRACARDIAC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 299 | $121,864 | $30,970 | 3.93x |
| 291 | HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 214 | $76,096 | $18,449 | 4.12x |
| 698 | OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 161 | $81,731 | $21,833 | 3.74x |
| 267 | ENDOVASCULAR CARDIAC VALVE REPLACEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 134 | $146,135 | $44,885 | 3.26x |
| 177 | RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC | 128 | $74,484 | $23,144 | 3.22x |
| 699 | OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 128 | $53,901 | $14,082 | 3.83x |
| 280 | ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 126 | $109,487 | $23,222 | 4.71x |
| 064 | INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCC | 108 | $115,002 | $23,409 | 4.91x |
| 286 | CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 103 | $131,292 | $29,480 | 4.45x |
| 682 | RENAL FAILURE WITH MCC | 97 | $86,330 | $23,168 | 3.73x |
| 025 | CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 89 | $231,230 | $48,151 | 4.8x |
| 641 | MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 87 | $54,371 | $13,439 | 4.05x |
| 640 | MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC | 86 | $57,908 | $16,369 | 3.54x |
| 652 | KIDNEY TRANSPLANT | 85 | $451,803 | $44,906 | 10.06x |
| 683 | RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 85 | $46,274 | $12,712 | 3.64x |
| 309 | CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 84 | $36,203 | $10,551 | 3.43x |
| 330 | MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 84 | $125,051 | $28,596 | 4.37x |
| 392 | ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 83 | $41,788 | $11,244 | 3.72x |
| 853 | INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 82 | $276,023 | $64,614 | 4.27x |
Showing top 20 of 238 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.