Erlanger Medical Center
Chattanooga, Tennessee 37403
CCN: 440104 Acute Care Hospitals Emergency Services
3/5
CMS Star Rating
Average
127
DRG Categories
3,380
Total Discharges
$75,126
Avg Charges
$20,241
Avg Payment
$16,716
Avg Medicare
3.71x
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
Below Average Patient Experience
Reported Tennessee Average Rating
3.02 / 5 This hospital is below 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: Government - Hospital District or Authority
Compared to Tennessee Average
How this hospital compares to the average of 77 hospitals in Tennessee
Average Charges
$75,126 -7%
State avg: $80,398
Average Payment
$20,241 +22%
State avg: $16,608
Charge-to-Payment Ratio
3.71x 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 | 291 | $54,918 | $16,883 | 3.25x |
| 291 | HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 149 | $38,175 | $12,174 | 3.14x |
| 470 | MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 134 | $44,430 | $16,657 | 2.67x |
| 064 | INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCC | 85 | $65,250 | $16,608 | 3.93x |
| 065 | INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 84 | $36,412 | $9,819 | 3.71x |
| 853 | INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 68 | $146,587 | $38,830 | 3.78x |
| 481 | HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 60 | $69,558 | $18,453 | 3.77x |
| 189 | PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 58 | $42,806 | $11,520 | 3.72x |
| 378 | GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 51 | $37,941 | $9,781 | 3.88x |
| 177 | RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC | 50 | $40,816 | $15,611 | 2.61x |
| 025 | CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 48 | $126,023 | $35,015 | 3.6x |
| 329 | MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 48 | $182,788 | $40,310 | 4.53x |
| 682 | RENAL FAILURE WITH MCC | 45 | $47,790 | $13,706 | 3.49x |
| 872 | SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 45 | $31,985 | $10,501 | 3.05x |
| 274 | PERCUTANEOUS AND OTHER INTRACARDIAC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 43 | $76,268 | $25,899 | 2.94x |
| 309 | CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 41 | $23,509 | $8,076 | 2.91x |
| 683 | RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 40 | $27,554 | $8,817 | 3.13x |
| 193 | SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 39 | $35,028 | $11,945 | 2.93x |
| 330 | MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 39 | $70,799 | $20,903 | 3.39x |
| 522 | HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCC | 39 | $59,482 | $18,462 | 3.22x |
Showing top 20 of 127 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.