University Of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, Texas 77555
CCN: 450018 Acute Care Hospitals Emergency Services
3/5
CMS Star Rating
Average
106
DRG Categories
3,662
Total Discharges
$71,449
Avg Charges
$25,064
Avg Payment
$19,022
Avg Medicare
2.85x
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
Above Average Readmissions
Below Average Patient Experience
Reported Texas Average Rating
3.24 / 5 This hospital is below average
22 five-star hospitals of rated in Texas
National Average Rating
3.08 / 5
288 five-star hospitals of 2866 rated nationally
Type: Acute Care Hospitals Ownership: Government - State
Compared to Texas Average
How this hospital compares to the average of 240 hospitals in Texas
Average Charges
$71,449 -37%
State avg: $114,009
Average Payment
$25,064 +38%
State avg: $18,197
Charge-to-Payment Ratio
2.85x Below avg
State avg: 6.5x
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 | 352 | $51,667 | $23,585 | 2.19x |
| 291 | HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 221 | $32,352 | $16,013 | 2.02x |
| 177 | RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC | 158 | $43,425 | $21,793 | 1.99x |
| 280 | ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 145 | $49,413 | $20,386 | 2.42x |
| 193 | SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 129 | $38,570 | $16,447 | 2.35x |
| 189 | PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 82 | $41,177 | $15,629 | 2.63x |
| 689 | KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 82 | $23,176 | $14,395 | 1.61x |
| 682 | RENAL FAILURE WITH MCC | 71 | $26,186 | $17,147 | 1.53x |
| 392 | ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 68 | $20,686 | $11,370 | 1.82x |
| 690 | KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 68 | $19,278 | $11,204 | 1.72x |
| 274 | PERCUTANEOUS AND OTHER INTRACARDIAC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 63 | $89,201 | $32,994 | 2.7x |
| 872 | SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 62 | $27,774 | $13,870 | 2x |
| 640 | MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC | 58 | $39,464 | $16,317 | 2.42x |
| 698 | OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 58 | $44,729 | $20,723 | 2.16x |
| 683 | RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 56 | $21,187 | $12,028 | 1.76x |
| 286 | CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 55 | $65,691 | $25,561 | 2.57x |
| 481 | HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 51 | $79,227 | $25,690 | 3.08x |
| 641 | MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 51 | $21,244 | $10,632 | 2x |
| 309 | CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 49 | $24,708 | $10,489 | 2.36x |
| 699 | OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 44 | $42,908 | $13,857 | 3.1x |
Showing top 20 of 106 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.