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 North Carolina
| Hospital | City | Discharges | Avg Covered Charges | Avg Total Payment | Avg Medicare Payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolinas Medical Center/Behav Health | Charlotte | 53 | $57,976.80 | $16,625.10 | $11,546.90 |
| Vidant Medical Center | Greenville | 48 | $52,837.20 | $14,973.60 | $11,850.60 |
| Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center | Winston-Salem | 36 | $35,869.20 | $12,411.00 | $11,055.60 |
| Moses H Cone Memorial Hospital, The | Greensboro | 29 | $22,866.20 | $12,150.40 | $9,534.83 |
| Memorial Mission Hospital And Asheville Surgery Ce | Asheville | 27 | $45,185.30 | $12,743.70 | $11,374.90 |
| New Hanover Regional Medical Center | Wilmington | 27 | $37,615.60 | $13,447.30 | $12,034.80 |
| Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center | Charlotte | 22 | $41,742.90 | $13,038.70 | $10,530.00 |
| Rex Hospital | Raleigh | 22 | $33,357.40 | $10,330.20 | $9,210.27 |
| Firsthealth Moore Regional Hospital | Pinehurst | 20 | $39,842.80 | $11,353.80 | $9,775.55 |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital | Winston-Salem | 20 | $40,984.10 | $16,706.30 | $12,979.40 |
| Wakemed, Raleigh Campus | Raleigh | 18 | $60,964.40 | $17,495.60 | $11,205.70 |
| Novant Health Charlotte Orthopedic Hospital | Charlotte | 17 | $52,929.40 | $9,850.94 | $8,662.71 |
| Duke University Hospital | Durham | 14 | $59,706.20 | $19,948.80 | $16,731.60 |
| Cmc-Blue Ridge | Morganton | 12 | $65,010.00 | $12,522.80 | $10,822.20 | Total 14 hospitals | 365 |
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.