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 Kentucky
| Hospital | City | Discharges | Avg Covered Charges | Avg Total Payment | Avg Medicare Payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington | Lexington | 17 | $16,654.10 | $6,213.00 | $5,007.24 |
| St Elizabeth Medical Center Edgewood | Edgewood | 38 | $25,659.80 | $7,221.34 | $5,527.00 |
| Owensboro Health Regional Hospital | Owensboro | 12 | $21,097.30 | $8,094.92 | $5,828.83 |
| Jewish Hospital & St Mary's Healthcare | Louisville | 17 | $32,002.40 | $8,102.88 | $5,803.71 |
| Pikeville Medical Center | Pikeville | 21 | $34,751.10 | $8,366.71 | $6,566.95 |
| Ephraim Mcdowell Regional Medical Center | Danville | 13 | $21,748.90 | $7,664.23 | $4,911.77 |
| University Of Kentucky Hospital | Lexington | 27 | $32,579.90 | $13,757.30 | $7,288.93 |
| Norton Hospital/Norton Medical Pavilions/Kosair Ch | Louisville | 29 | $40,187.80 | $8,163.31 | $6,510.14 |
| Baptist Health Lexington | Lexington | 35 | $27,442.40 | $6,842.20 | $5,682.20 |
| Baptist Health Paducah | Paducah | 12 | $45,216.50 | $7,309.00 | $6,071.58 |
| Greenview Regional Hospital | Bowling Green | 18 | $31,933.10 | $6,361.11 | $4,821.17 |
| Baptist Health Louisville | Louisville | 25 | $35,494.10 | $6,543.44 | $4,625.56 |
| Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital | Somerset | 17 | $43,774.80 | $7,009.24 | $5,902.41 | Total 13 hospitals | 281 |
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.