Virginia Mason Medical Center
Seattle, Washington 98101
CCN: 500005 Acute Care Hospitals Emergency Services
5/5
CMS Star Rating
Excellent
108
DRG Categories
2,922
Total Discharges
$98,043
Avg Charges
$26,598
Avg Payment
$21,323
Avg Medicare
3.69x
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
Above Average Patient Experience
Reported Washington Average Rating
3.12 / 5 This hospital is above average
9 five-star hospitals of rated in Washington
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 Washington Average
How this hospital compares to the average of 45 hospitals in Washington
Average Charges
$98,043 +8%
State avg: $90,638
Average Payment
$26,598 +31%
State avg: $20,366
Charge-to-Payment Ratio
3.69x Below avg
State avg: 4.59x
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 | 145 | $88,188 | $24,267 | 3.63x |
| 267 | ENDOVASCULAR CARDIAC VALVE REPLACEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 94 | $171,633 | $47,454 | 3.62x |
| 291 | HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 78 | $60,011 | $15,370 | 3.9x |
| 164 | MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITH CC | 70 | $84,434 | $25,257 | 3.34x |
| 274 | PERCUTANEOUS AND OTHER INTRACARDIAC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 64 | $86,410 | $30,843 | 2.8x |
| 378 | GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 58 | $42,066 | $10,568 | 3.98x |
| 266 | ENDOVASCULAR CARDIAC VALVE REPLACEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 57 | $223,815 | $64,969 | 3.44x |
| 392 | ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 54 | $31,470 | $8,752 | 3.6x |
| 853 | INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 51 | $223,062 | $66,145 | 3.37x |
| 330 | MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 49 | $83,796 | $24,398 | 3.43x |
| 286 | CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 48 | $84,582 | $23,492 | 3.6x |
| 377 | GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH MCC | 48 | $62,779 | $19,125 | 3.28x |
| 165 | MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 45 | $65,809 | $18,944 | 3.47x |
| 331 | MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 44 | $70,833 | $16,514 | 4.29x |
| 280 | ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 43 | $73,465 | $19,055 | 3.86x |
| 435 | MALIGNANCY OF HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM OR PANCREAS WITH MCC | 43 | $80,368 | $18,367 | 4.38x |
| 236 | CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 42 | $187,720 | $39,677 | 4.73x |
| 177 | RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC | 41 | $70,839 | $22,667 | 3.13x |
| 460 | SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITHOUT MCC | 41 | $131,132 | $37,373 | 3.51x |
| 470 | MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 41 | $67,961 | $19,749 | 3.44x |
Showing top 20 of 108 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.