Aurora West Allis Medical Center
West Allis, Wisconsin 53227
CCN: 520139 Acute Care Hospitals Emergency Services
4/5
CMS Star Rating
Above Average
39
DRG Categories
1,094
Total Discharges
$46,488
Avg Charges
$9,889
Avg Payment
$7,836
Avg Medicare
4.7x
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
Same as Average Patient Experience
Reported Wisconsin Average Rating
3.77 / 5 This hospital is above average
13 five-star hospitals of rated in Wisconsin
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 Wisconsin Average
How this hospital compares to the average of 65 hospitals in Wisconsin
Average Charges
$46,488 -28%
State avg: $64,649
Average Payment
$9,889 -43%
State avg: $17,425
Charge-to-Payment Ratio
4.7x Above avg
State avg: 3.79x
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 | 129 | $51,851 | $13,567 | 3.82x |
| 291 | HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 126 | $39,856 | $9,048 | 4.4x |
| 872 | SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 51 | $39,248 | $7,653 | 5.13x |
| 690 | KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 42 | $31,036 | $6,223 | 4.99x |
| 193 | SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 41 | $39,334 | $10,425 | 3.77x |
| 177 | RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC | 40 | $50,088 | $12,457 | 4.02x |
| 689 | KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 35 | $34,942 | $8,544 | 4.09x |
| 683 | RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 34 | $31,627 | $6,496 | 4.87x |
| 698 | OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 34 | $42,229 | $10,914 | 3.87x |
| 392 | ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 31 | $33,761 | $6,611 | 5.11x |
| 603 | CELLULITIS WITHOUT MCC | 31 | $33,442 | $6,301 | 5.31x |
| 853 | INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 31 | $137,387 | $32,015 | 4.29x |
| 640 | MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC | 27 | $48,149 | $9,497 | 5.07x |
| 189 | PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 26 | $34,401 | $8,877 | 3.88x |
| 312 | SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 25 | $30,138 | $6,412 | 4.7x |
| 378 | GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 25 | $33,115 | $7,164 | 4.62x |
| 470 | MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 24 | $79,760 | $14,941 | 5.34x |
| 641 | MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 23 | $37,055 | $7,047 | 5.26x |
| 682 | RENAL FAILURE WITH MCC | 23 | $37,761 | $9,690 | 3.9x |
| 190 | CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 22 | $36,179 | $7,798 | 4.64x |
Showing top 20 of 39 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.