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 South Carolina
| Hospital | City | Discharges | Avg Covered Charges | Avg Total Payment | Avg Medicare Payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Musc Medical Center | Charleston | 28 | $49,117.30 | $17,434.70 | $13,481.50 |
| Aiken Regional Medical Center | Aiken | 15 | $52,103.30 | $12,194.30 | $9,657.93 |
| Ghs Greenville Memorial Hospital | Greenville | 17 | $52,890.60 | $14,451.60 | $11,531.80 |
| Grand Strand Regional Medical Center | Myrtle Beach | 16 | $56,823.80 | $10,663.30 | $9,609.31 |
| Tuomey Healthcare System | Sumter | 11 | $59,596.30 | $11,402.90 | $10,144.10 |
| East Cooper Medical Center | Mount Pleasant | 11 | $65,254.30 | $10,468.50 | $9,264.09 |
| Conway Medical Center | Conway | 16 | $66,636.20 | $11,651.30 | $10,288.20 |
| Mcleod Regional Medical Center-Pee Dee | Florence | 16 | $69,256.90 | $12,718.40 | $11,158.50 |
| Lexington Medical Center | West Columbia | 31 | $72,300.30 | $14,608.90 | $12,189.80 | Total 9 hospitals | 161 |
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.