Hospital Costs > Back & Neck Proc Exc Spinal Fusion W Cc/Mcc Or Disc Device/Neurostim > Back & Neck Proc Exc Spinal Fusion W Cc/Mcc Or Disc Device/Neurostim - costs for treatment in Iowa
| Hospital | City | Discharges | Avg Covered Charges | Avg Total Payment | Avg Medicare Payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital Iowa City | Iowa City | 23 | $29,065.60 | $10,834.30 | $8,936.13 |
| St Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids | Cedar Rapids | 12 | $30,630.40 | $11,349.40 | $10,177.10 |
| Covenant Medical Center Waterloo | Waterloo | 11 | $32,992.10 | $12,146.80 | $8,886.27 |
| Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids | Cedar Rapids | 19 | $33,893.90 | $10,139.10 | $8,625.05 |
| Mary Greeley Medical Center | Ames | 11 | $34,523.50 | $11,426.70 | $8,029.55 |
| Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa | Mason City | 12 | $35,367.40 | $11,351.30 | $10,350.20 |
| Allen Hospital | Waterloo | 16 | $37,145.80 | $11,126.40 | $8,815.94 |
| Mercy Medical Center-Sioux City | Sioux City | 23 | $39,238.00 | $14,891.90 | $9,130.30 |
| Iowa Methodist Medical Center | Des Moines | 22 | $43,083.80 | $12,918.20 | $9,064.55 |
| Mercy Medical Center-Des Moines | Des Moines | 18 | $44,500.10 | $12,017.00 | $10,200.80 |
| University Of Iowa Hospital & Clinics | Iowa City | 22 | $55,737.10 | $21,785.60 | $14,173.10 | Total 11 hospitals | 189 |
Source: Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data: Inpatient for FY2014
Average Covered Charges: The provider's average charge for services covered by Medicare for all discharges in the MS-DRG. These will vary from hospital to hospital because of differences in hospital charge structures.
Average Total Payments: The average total payments to all providers for the MS-DRG including the MSDRG amount, teaching, disproportionate share, capital, and outlier payments for all cases. Also included in average total payments are co-payment and deductible amounts that the patient is responsible for and any additional payments by third parties for coordination of benefits.
Average Medicare Payments: The average amount that Medicare pays to the provider for Medicare's share of the MS-DRG. Average Medicare payment amounts include the MS-DRG amount, teaching, disproportionate share, capital, and outlier payments for all cases. Medicare payments DO NOT include beneficiary co-payments and deductible amounts nor any additional payments from third parties for coordination of benefits. Note: In general, Medicare FFS claims with dates-of-service or dates-of-discharge on or after April 1, 2013, incurred a 2 percent reduction in Medicare payment. This is in response to mandatory across-the-board reductions in Federal spending, also known as sequestration
Hospital Rank: We have calculated the rank for each procedure within a hospital. The left number is the national ranking, the right one is the state ranking. For discharges, ranking is from highest # of discharges to lower (hospital with highest number of discharges ranks first). For charges and payments, lowest means a higher ranking.