Weirton Medical Center, Inc
Weirton, West Virginia 26062
CCN: 510023 Acute Care Hospitals Emergency Services
2/5
CMS Star Rating
Below Average
47
DRG Categories
1,400
Total Discharges
$34,870
Avg Charges
$8,641
Avg Payment
$7,434
Avg Medicare
4.04x
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
Same as Average Readmissions
Same as 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: Government - Local
Compared to West Virginia Average
How this hospital compares to the average of 23 hospitals in West Virginia
Average Charges
$34,870 -42%
State avg: $60,072
Average Payment
$8,641 -42%
State avg: $14,860
Charge-to-Payment Ratio
4.04x 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 193 | SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 115 | $32,000 | $8,361 | 3.83x |
| 871 | SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC | 115 | $40,913 | $11,800 | 3.47x |
| 291 | HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 97 | $28,284 | $8,202 | 3.45x |
| 190 | CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 78 | $29,596 | $7,059 | 4.19x |
| 392 | ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 64 | $17,252 | $5,221 | 3.3x |
| 690 | KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 64 | $16,002 | $5,243 | 3.05x |
| 177 | RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC | 55 | $35,088 | $11,598 | 3.03x |
| 689 | KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 49 | $18,636 | $7,290 | 2.56x |
| 603 | CELLULITIS WITHOUT MCC | 48 | $14,134 | $5,697 | 2.48x |
| 872 | SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 39 | $24,895 | $6,377 | 3.9x |
| 194 | SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH CC | 35 | $21,520 | $5,555 | 3.87x |
| 378 | GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 35 | $32,280 | $6,416 | 5.03x |
| 280 | ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 34 | $35,323 | $9,850 | 3.59x |
| 312 | SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 30 | $17,493 | $5,650 | 3.1x |
| 202 | BRONCHITIS AND ASTHMA WITH CC/MCC | 25 | $27,111 | $6,100 | 4.44x |
| 552 | MEDICAL BACK PROBLEMS WITHOUT MCC | 25 | $18,331 | $6,148 | 2.98x |
| 641 | MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 25 | $17,275 | $4,991 | 3.46x |
| 310 | CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 23 | $15,377 | $3,867 | 3.98x |
| 811 | RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITH MCC | 22 | $36,502 | $8,795 | 4.15x |
| 281 | ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 19 | $24,115 | $5,912 | 4.08x |
Showing top 20 of 47 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.