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 Massachusetts
| Hospital | City | Discharges | Avg Covered Charges | Avg Total Payment | Avg Medicare Payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Auburn Hospital | Cambridge | 13 | $10,451.80 | $9,628.92 | $8,294.77 |
| St Vincent Hospital Worcester | Worcester | 11 | $14,238.30 | $11,160.90 | $7,360.73 |
| Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington | Burlington | 39 | $14,268.70 | $9,393.74 | $7,358.41 |
| Baystate Medical Center | Springfield | 52 | $15,335.90 | $11,164.80 | $8,280.63 |
| Lawrence General Hospital | Lawrence | 14 | $16,338.00 | $9,032.64 | $7,274.79 |
| New England Baptist Hospital | Boston | 78 | $17,497.20 | $7,850.37 | $6,628.63 |
| Cape Cod Hospital | Hyannis | 58 | $18,370.60 | $9,250.50 | $8,094.86 |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | Boston | 42 | $18,655.50 | $12,227.60 | $9,979.88 |
| Southcoast Hospital Group, Inc | Fall River | 49 | $18,909.40 | $9,004.00 | $6,988.16 |
| Mercy Medical Center Springfield | Springfield | 19 | $19,553.00 | $9,325.53 | $7,768.21 |
| Lowell General Hospital | Lowell | 27 | $20,627.90 | $9,314.19 | $7,603.30 |
| Boston Medical Center Corporation | Boston | 25 | $20,658.80 | $14,186.60 | $12,444.50 |
| Tufts Medical Center | Boston | 29 | $21,745.90 | $12,829.40 | $10,599.70 |
| Umass Memorial Medical Center Inc | Worcester | 24 | $22,295.30 | $11,731.30 | $9,976.88 |
| South Shore Hospital South Weymouth | South Weymouth | 13 | $22,748.80 | $8,314.92 | $6,428.85 |
| Norwood Hospital | Norwood | 15 | $24,315.20 | $8,334.00 | $7,365.47 |
| Cooley Dickinson Hospital Inc,The | Northampton | 18 | $26,752.10 | $8,602.06 | $5,679.72 |
| Brigham And Women's Faulkner Hospital | Boston | 17 | $28,751.50 | $8,978.35 | $7,821.65 |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Plymouth | Plymouth | 17 | $29,402.50 | $7,862.00 | $6,649.76 |
| North Shore Medical Center Salem | Salem | 25 | $30,854.10 | $8,965.52 | $7,833.44 |
| Newton-Wellesley Hospital | Newton | 18 | $37,474.40 | $8,519.39 | $6,605.72 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital | Boston | 109 | $58,879.20 | $11,608.10 | $9,005.39 |
| Brigham And Women's Hospital | Boston | 27 | $61,894.10 | $12,005.70 | $8,487.48 | Total 23 hospitals | 739 |
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.