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 South Carolina
| Hospital | City | Discharges | Avg Covered Charges | Avg Total Payment | Avg Medicare Payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aiken Regional Medical Center | Aiken | 13 | $43,676.00 | $6,970.92 | $5,827.15 |
| Carolinas Hospital System | Florence | 11 | $58,270.90 | $6,431.91 | $5,287.91 |
| East Cooper Medical Center | Mount Pleasant | 34 | $39,183.80 | $7,482.06 | $4,513.09 |
| Ghs Greenville Memorial Hospital | Greenville | 28 | $34,738.40 | $9,025.89 | $6,772.64 |
| Grand Strand Regional Medical Center | Myrtle Beach | 41 | $51,559.10 | $7,259.85 | $5,683.98 |
| Lexington Medical Center | West Columbia | 13 | $39,152.70 | $6,580.77 | $5,361.08 |
| Mcleod Regional Medical Center-Pee Dee | Florence | 28 | $47,462.60 | $7,727.29 | $5,021.21 |
| Musc Medical Center | Charleston | 31 | $39,102.20 | $11,792.70 | $8,109.58 |
| Palmetto Health Baptist | Columbia | 17 | $41,940.10 | $8,601.88 | $5,553.88 |
| Roper Hospital | Charleston | 16 | $29,530.60 | $6,163.56 | $5,061.88 |
| Sisters Of Charity Providence Hospitals | Columbia | 18 | $18,596.50 | $5,833.28 | $4,199.78 |
| St Francis-Downtown | Greenville | 25 | $36,617.70 | $6,821.12 | $4,825.76 |
| Trident Medical Center | Charleston | 36 | $64,712.80 | $8,156.50 | $5,053.58 | Total 13 hospitals | 311 |
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.