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 Louisiana
| Hospital | City | Discharges | Avg Covered Charges | Avg Total Payment | Avg Medicare Payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willis Knighton Medical Center | Shreveport | 23 | $39,618.10 | $11,884.40 | $8,856.57 |
| St Francis Medical Center Monroe | Monroe | 12 | $40,417.90 | $11,399.30 | $9,111.83 |
| Our Lady Of The Lake Regional Medical Center | Baton Rouge | 15 | $44,776.10 | $11,665.90 | $10,242.50 |
| Specialists Hospital Shreveport | Shreveport | 56 | $45,205.70 | $9,687.52 | $7,955.05 |
| Lafayette Surgical Specialty Hospital | Lafayette | 14 | $48,637.00 | $11,156.50 | $7,757.64 |
| Lafayette General Medical Center | Lafayette | 19 | $63,090.00 | $10,741.10 | $9,728.58 |
| Ochsner Medical Center | New Orleans | 11 | $73,472.10 | $16,794.60 | $12,463.50 | Total 7 hospitals | 150 |
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.