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 North Carolina
| Hospital | City | Discharges | Avg Covered Charges | Avg Total Payment | Avg Medicare Payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center | Winston-Salem | 79 | $21,432.40 | $7,400.39 | $6,142.43 |
| Moses H Cone Memorial Hospital, The | Greensboro | 69 | $14,953.40 | $7,167.55 | $5,658.96 |
| Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center | Charlotte | 56 | $30,465.80 | $8,006.23 | $6,495.48 |
| Vidant Medical Center | Greenville | 44 | $30,608.00 | $9,264.18 | $6,757.32 |
| Carolinas Medical Center/Behav Health | Charlotte | 40 | $44,288.10 | $10,069.20 | $6,806.50 |
| Memorial Mission Hospital And Asheville Surgery Ce | Asheville | 37 | $32,548.70 | $7,182.81 | $5,853.24 |
| Rex Hospital | Raleigh | 35 | $25,803.00 | $6,194.83 | $4,660.57 |
| North Carolina Specialty Hospital | Durham | 31 | $23,115.70 | $6,053.81 | $4,869.42 |
| New Hanover Regional Medical Center | Wilmington | 27 | $31,252.00 | $8,922.26 | $6,146.19 |
| Duke Regional Hospital | Durham | 26 | $28,968.20 | $7,452.65 | $5,986.77 |
| Firsthealth Moore Regional Hospital | Pinehurst | 26 | $21,895.30 | $6,837.69 | $5,095.62 |
| Duke Health Raleigh Hospital | Raleigh | 20 | $28,886.60 | $7,239.10 | $4,811.05 |
| Novant Health Charlotte Orthopedic Hospital | Charlotte | 18 | $34,700.50 | $6,000.56 | $4,722.89 |
| Wakemed, Raleigh Campus | Raleigh | 18 | $28,701.20 | $7,940.00 | $6,668.78 |
| Cmc-Blue Ridge | Morganton | 16 | $54,511.60 | $7,452.31 | $6,001.38 |
| Duke University Hospital | Durham | 13 | $56,561.90 | $11,402.30 | $8,201.08 |
| Frye Regional Medical Center | Hickory | 12 | $54,539.80 | $6,106.92 | $4,893.58 |
| Carolina East Medical Center | New Bern | 11 | $41,207.40 | $7,863.73 | $6,590.55 |
| Nash General Hospital | Rocky Mount | 11 | $51,087.30 | $7,850.55 | $6,568.64 |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital | Winston-Salem | 11 | $32,025.30 | $10,414.90 | $7,201.36 | Total 20 hospitals | 600 |
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.