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 Louisiana
| Hospital | City | Discharges | Avg Covered Charges | Avg Total Payment | Avg Medicare Payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Jefferson General Hospital | Metairie | 22 | $18,888.70 | $6,664.50 | $5,437.95 |
| Lafayette General Medical Center | Lafayette | 36 | $34,301.80 | $6,701.61 | $5,414.00 |
| Lafayette Surgical Specialty Hospital | Lafayette | 12 | $40,406.00 | $8,642.00 | $3,367.25 |
| Our Lady Of The Lake Regional Medical Center | Baton Rouge | 11 | $27,856.70 | $6,941.91 | $5,598.27 |
| Southern Surgical Hospital | Slidell | 15 | $37,857.10 | $6,399.33 | $3,564.73 |
| Specialists Hospital Shreveport | Shreveport | 17 | $26,229.10 | $5,529.29 | $4,392.35 |
| Terrebonne General Medical Center | Houma | 11 | $29,363.80 | $6,682.91 | $5,589.09 |
| Willis Knighton Medical Center | Shreveport | 30 | $32,709.20 | $7,191.43 | $5,083.67 | Total 8 hospitals | 154 |
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.