Hospital Costs > Cervical Spinal Fusion W Cc > Cervical Spinal Fusion W Cc - costs for treatment in Alabama
| Hospital | City | Discharges | Avg Covered Charges | Avg Total Payment | Avg Medicare Payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southeast Alabama Medical Center | Dothan | 17 | $56,797.80 | $15,911.60 | $14,993.10 |
| Baptist Medical Center South | Montgomery | 12 | $36,765.50 | $15,307.20 | $13,143.30 |
| Jackson Hospital & Clinic Inc | Montgomery | 12 | $50,736.90 | $14,325.60 | $12,987.30 |
| University Of Alabama Hospital | Birmingham | 26 | $97,601.80 | $19,882.20 | $18,768.10 |
| Huntsville Hospital | Huntsville | 45 | $81,167.60 | $16,704.90 | $14,501.90 |
| St Vincent's Birmingham | Birmingham | 19 | $38,616.10 | $14,560.70 | $13,305.30 |
| Providence Hospital Mobile | Mobile | 29 | $26,111.80 | $15,334.00 | $14,167.70 |
| D C H Regional Medical Center | Tuscaloosa | 14 | $38,340.40 | $17,318.90 | $16,368.00 |
| Mobile Infirmary | Mobile | 12 | $37,430.40 | $15,328.90 | $14,323.60 |
| Brookwood Medical Center | Birmingham | 12 | $94,716.90 | $14,983.20 | $13,597.00 | Total 10 hospitals | 198 |
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.