Peacehealth St Joseph Medical Center
Bellingham, Washington 98225
CCN: 500030 Acute Care Hospitals Emergency Services
4/5
CMS Star Rating
Above Average
100
DRG Categories
3,386
Total Discharges
$88,824
Avg Charges
$18,762
Avg Payment
$15,560
Avg Medicare
4.73x
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 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 - Other
Compared to Washington Average
How this hospital compares to the average of 45 hospitals in Washington
Average Charges
$88,824 -2%
State avg: $90,638
Average Payment
$18,762 -8%
State avg: $20,366
Charge-to-Payment Ratio
4.73x Above 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 | 257 | $97,387 | $20,571 | 4.73x |
| 291 | HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 212 | $62,235 | $12,564 | 4.95x |
| 177 | RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC | 144 | $73,348 | $17,481 | 4.2x |
| 193 | SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 115 | $58,102 | $12,149 | 4.78x |
| 189 | PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 94 | $62,438 | $11,752 | 5.31x |
| 378 | GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 81 | $41,942 | $9,505 | 4.41x |
| 280 | ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 80 | $80,673 | $15,040 | 5.36x |
| 065 | INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 74 | $55,450 | $10,233 | 5.42x |
| 274 | PERCUTANEOUS AND OTHER INTRACARDIAC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 74 | $121,092 | $32,868 | 3.68x |
| 309 | CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 74 | $42,156 | $7,143 | 5.9x |
| 682 | RENAL FAILURE WITH MCC | 56 | $72,210 | $14,299 | 5.05x |
| 286 | CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 54 | $114,757 | $24,881 | 4.61x |
| 689 | KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 54 | $49,373 | $10,444 | 4.73x |
| 281 | ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 51 | $56,901 | $8,668 | 6.56x |
| 853 | INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 51 | $216,966 | $67,510 | 3.21x |
| 392 | ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 50 | $54,391 | $7,867 | 6.91x |
| 470 | MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 49 | $73,249 | $18,601 | 3.94x |
| 481 | HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 49 | $92,679 | $18,841 | 4.92x |
| 247 | PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 47 | $123,797 | $21,438 | 5.77x |
| 683 | RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 47 | $35,353 | $8,041 | 4.4x |
Showing top 20 of 100 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.