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 Tennessee
| Hospital | City | Discharges | Avg Covered Charges | Avg Total Payment | Avg Medicare Payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center | Knoxville | 15 | $29,689.50 | $10,115.30 | $8,677.60 |
| Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center | Bristol | 22 | $29,677.00 | $10,416.30 | $8,294.00 |
| Tristar Southern Hills Medical Center | Nashville | 15 | $46,260.10 | $10,420.80 | $8,921.00 |
| Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center | Kingsport | 12 | $34,780.70 | $10,440.80 | $8,559.58 |
| Cookeville Regional Medical Center | Cookeville | 41 | $16,348.30 | $10,668.30 | $9,375.12 |
| Johnson City Medical Center | Johnson City | 20 | $60,311.60 | $10,880.90 | $9,263.90 |
| Tristar Centennial Medical Center | Nashville | 12 | $65,972.20 | $11,359.80 | $10,354.40 |
| Jackson-Madison County General Hospital | Jackson | 18 | $33,805.30 | $11,450.80 | $9,345.61 |
| Memorial Healthcare System, Inc | Chattanooga | 25 | $49,015.70 | $11,782.60 | $7,471.36 |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital | Memphis | 34 | $43,035.90 | $11,842.00 | $10,615.60 |
| Parkwest Medical Center | Knoxville | 14 | $36,146.20 | $12,026.90 | $7,415.71 |
| Erlanger Medical Center | Chattanooga | 19 | $59,235.60 | $14,640.10 | $13,116.60 |
| Saint Thomas Midtown Hospital | Nashville | 16 | $73,860.80 | $15,100.20 | $14,118.20 |
| Vanderbilt University Hospital | Nashville | 24 | $53,820.00 | $16,573.20 | $13,190.80 |
| Methodist Healthcare Memphis Hospitals | Memphis | 15 | $78,172.10 | $18,377.90 | $16,148.80 | Total 15 hospitals | 302 |
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.