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 Iowa
| Hospital | City | Discharges | Avg Covered Charges | Avg Total Payment | Avg Medicare Payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa Methodist Medical Center | Des Moines | 45 | $33,875.90 | $7,524.96 | $5,790.87 |
| St Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids | Cedar Rapids | 29 | $25,106.90 | $7,016.90 | $5,555.62 |
| Mercy Hospital Iowa City | Iowa City | 28 | $26,083.70 | $6,088.79 | $4,909.07 |
| Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids | Cedar Rapids | 25 | $19,820.40 | $5,826.04 | $4,602.52 |
| Mercy Medical Center-Sioux City | Sioux City | 18 | $25,920.10 | $6,345.61 | $4,551.94 |
| University Of Iowa Hospital & Clinics | Iowa City | 18 | $34,653.80 | $10,924.20 | $9,515.61 |
| Genesis Medical Center-Davenport | Davenport | 17 | $19,043.60 | $6,737.18 | $5,502.35 |
| Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa | Mason City | 16 | $19,843.00 | $6,715.88 | $5,480.25 |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson | Council Bluffs | 14 | $18,984.70 | $6,679.93 | $5,642.21 |
| Chi Health Mercy Council Bluffs | Council Bluffs | 13 | $38,575.70 | $7,499.85 | $5,809.69 | Total 10 hospitals | 223 |
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.