Hospital Costs > Back & Neck Proc Exc Spinal Fusion W/O Cc/Mcc > Back & Neck Proc Exc Spinal Fusion W/O Cc/Mcc - costs for treatment in Alabama
| Hospital | City | Discharges | Avg Covered Charges | Avg Total Payment | Avg Medicare Payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Vincent's Birmingham | Birmingham | 29 | $19,372.80 | $5,504.76 | $4,147.52 |
| Crestwood Medical Center | Huntsville | 24 | $46,347.30 | $5,542.29 | $4,280.71 |
| Flowers Hospital | Dothan | 11 | $44,252.50 | $5,677.36 | $4,318.82 |
| Providence Hospital Mobile | Mobile | 24 | $15,129.20 | $5,958.25 | $4,947.58 |
| Brookwood Medical Center | Birmingham | 20 | $58,564.70 | $6,296.80 | $4,800.20 |
| Mobile Infirmary | Mobile | 68 | $15,734.20 | $6,332.40 | $4,611.99 |
| Jackson Hospital & Clinic Inc | Montgomery | 15 | $24,026.00 | $6,372.13 | $4,607.53 |
| Southeast Alabama Medical Center | Dothan | 51 | $28,332.60 | $6,386.59 | $5,088.31 |
| Gadsden Regional Medical Center | Gadsden | 12 | $79,073.10 | $6,578.42 | $5,169.92 |
| Baptist Medical Center South | Montgomery | 12 | $15,418.20 | $6,772.25 | $4,042.33 |
| Huntsville Hospital | Huntsville | 32 | $40,644.40 | $6,782.03 | $5,085.53 |
| Trinity Medical Center | Birmingham | 21 | $80,782.70 | $6,813.52 | $4,796.81 |
| D C H Regional Medical Center | Tuscaloosa | 25 | $29,553.40 | $7,103.56 | $5,648.24 |
| University Of Alabama Hospital | Birmingham | 29 | $35,259.60 | $8,432.62 | $5,854.90 | Total 14 hospitals | 373 |
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.