Sierra Medical Center
El Paso, Texas 79902
CCN: 450668 Acute Care Hospitals Emergency Services
2/5
CMS Star Rating
Below Average
31
DRG Categories
665
Total Discharges
$209,752
Avg Charges
$14,807
Avg Payment
$13,114
Avg Medicare
14.17x
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
Same as 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: Proprietary
Compared to Texas Average
How this hospital compares to the average of 240 hospitals in Texas
Average Charges
$209,752 +84%
State avg: $114,009
Average Payment
$14,807 -19%
State avg: $18,197
Charge-to-Payment Ratio
14.17x Above 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 | 90 | $212,436 | $13,190 | 16.11x |
| 291 | HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 53 | $109,245 | $8,621 | 12.67x |
| 177 | RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC | 42 | $134,553 | $12,460 | 10.8x |
| 193 | SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 35 | $143,345 | $9,100 | 15.75x |
| 266 | ENDOVASCULAR CARDIAC VALVE REPLACEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 34 | $715,094 | $44,241 | 16.16x |
| 274 | PERCUTANEOUS AND OTHER INTRACARDIAC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 27 | $298,930 | $20,825 | 14.35x |
| 470 | MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 23 | $199,668 | $14,112 | 14.15x |
| 853 | INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 23 | $635,133 | $40,249 | 15.78x |
| 392 | ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 22 | $83,169 | $6,023 | 13.81x |
| 064 | INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCC | 19 | $186,563 | $13,321 | 14.01x |
| 065 | INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 19 | $111,762 | $7,144 | 15.65x |
| 280 | ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 19 | $122,063 | $10,458 | 11.67x |
| 378 | GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 17 | $109,694 | $6,810 | 16.11x |
| 454 | COMBINED ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION WITH CC | 17 | $488,650 | $38,901 | 12.56x |
| 641 | MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 17 | $85,071 | $5,592 | 15.21x |
| 329 | MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 16 | $378,620 | $36,071 | 10.5x |
| 682 | RENAL FAILURE WITH MCC | 16 | $125,028 | $10,665 | 11.72x |
| 377 | GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH MCC | 15 | $145,168 | $11,848 | 12.25x |
| 175 | PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITH MCC OR ACUTE COR PULMONALE | 14 | $122,256 | $9,821 | 12.45x |
| 308 | CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 14 | $100,699 | $7,988 | 12.61x |
Showing top 20 of 31 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.