St Joseph Medical Center
Tacoma, Washington 98405
CCN: 500108 Acute Care Hospitals Emergency Services
4/5
CMS Star Rating
Above Average
97
DRG Categories
2,791
Total Discharges
$143,161
Avg Charges
$21,832
Avg Payment
$18,071
Avg Medicare
6.56x
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 - Church
Compared to Washington Average
How this hospital compares to the average of 45 hospitals in Washington
Average Charges
$143,161 +58%
State avg: $90,638
Average Payment
$21,832 +7%
State avg: $20,366
Charge-to-Payment Ratio
6.56x 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 | 256 | $123,756 | $18,981 | 6.52x |
| 291 | HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 136 | $82,592 | $12,079 | 6.84x |
| 267 | ENDOVASCULAR CARDIAC VALVE REPLACEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 112 | $326,473 | $43,772 | 7.46x |
| 274 | PERCUTANEOUS AND OTHER INTRACARDIAC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 107 | $180,699 | $29,079 | 6.21x |
| 064 | INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCC | 80 | $130,198 | $18,396 | 7.08x |
| 280 | ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 72 | $85,331 | $14,880 | 5.73x |
| 853 | INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 61 | $344,303 | $52,466 | 6.56x |
| 286 | CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 45 | $150,296 | $23,112 | 6.5x |
| 377 | GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH MCC | 44 | $94,202 | $16,243 | 5.8x |
| 872 | SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 44 | $71,137 | $9,979 | 7.13x |
| 287 | CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 43 | $71,446 | $10,799 | 6.62x |
| 682 | RENAL FAILURE WITH MCC | 43 | $86,950 | $13,970 | 6.22x |
| 378 | GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 42 | $52,138 | $10,039 | 5.19x |
| 189 | PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 40 | $75,472 | $11,855 | 6.37x |
| 065 | INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 39 | $66,447 | $10,515 | 6.32x |
| 270 | OTHER MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 39 | $262,326 | $46,367 | 5.66x |
| 330 | MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 39 | $170,727 | $23,502 | 7.26x |
| 025 | CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 38 | $224,344 | $40,202 | 5.58x |
| 266 | ENDOVASCULAR CARDIAC VALVE REPLACEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 38 | $407,712 | $64,518 | 6.32x |
| 164 | MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITH CC | 35 | $152,074 | $25,079 | 6.06x |
Showing top 20 of 97 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.