Charleston Area Medical Center
Charleston, West Virginia 25301
CCN: 510022 Acute Care Hospitals Emergency Services
1/5
CMS Star Rating
Well Below Average
167
DRG Categories
6,933
Total Discharges
$96,422
Avg Charges
$19,452
Avg Payment
$15,381
Avg Medicare
4.96x
Charge-to-Payment
Quality Ratings — CMS Hospital Compare
Based on CMS measures of mortality, safety of care, readmissions, patient experience, and timeliness
Mortality
Below Average Safety of Care
Same as Average Readmissions
Below Average Patient Experience
Reported West Virginia Average Rating
2.63 / 5 This hospital is below average
2 five-star hospitals of rated in West Virginia
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 West Virginia Average
How this hospital compares to the average of 23 hospitals in West Virginia
Average Charges
$96,422 +61%
State avg: $60,072
Average Payment
$19,452 +31%
State avg: $14,860
Charge-to-Payment Ratio
4.96x Above avg
State avg: 3.97x
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 | 782 | $75,655 | $17,264 | 4.38x |
| 291 | HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 298 | $50,433 | $11,491 | 4.39x |
| 872 | SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 191 | $43,386 | $9,484 | 4.57x |
| 189 | PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 162 | $51,975 | $11,050 | 4.7x |
| 853 | INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 136 | $180,172 | $41,181 | 4.38x |
| 247 | PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 126 | $118,672 | $17,678 | 6.71x |
| 280 | ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 126 | $66,163 | $14,051 | 4.71x |
| 683 | RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 126 | $36,408 | $7,975 | 4.57x |
| 177 | RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC | 117 | $62,525 | $16,411 | 3.81x |
| 065 | INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 114 | $49,563 | $8,926 | 5.55x |
| 193 | SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 107 | $56,083 | $12,414 | 4.52x |
| 287 | CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 107 | $52,441 | $10,431 | 5.03x |
| 064 | INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCC | 101 | $80,038 | $16,862 | 4.75x |
| 392 | ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 95 | $40,417 | $8,044 | 5.02x |
| 236 | CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 93 | $208,484 | $32,477 | 6.42x |
| 690 | KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 91 | $31,808 | $7,503 | 4.24x |
| 378 | GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 89 | $45,153 | $9,593 | 4.71x |
| 190 | CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 81 | $41,428 | $9,531 | 4.35x |
| 274 | PERCUTANEOUS AND OTHER INTRACARDIAC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 80 | $159,044 | $24,928 | 6.38x |
| 309 | CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 79 | $36,010 | $6,841 | 5.26x |
Showing top 20 of 167 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.