Hospital Costs > Cervical Spinal Fusion W/O Cc/Mcc > Cervical Spinal Fusion W/O Cc/Mcc - costs for treatment in Arkansas
| Hospital | City | Discharges | Avg Covered Charges | Avg Total Payment | Avg Medicare Payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Bernards Medical Center | Jonesboro | 13 | $16,271.30 | $12,974.20 | $11,741.40 |
| Nea Baptist Memorial Hospital | Jonesboro | 27 | $29,044.90 | $11,682.80 | $10,473.90 |
| St Edward Mercy Medical Center | Fort Smith | 17 | $29,481.10 | $11,701.50 | $10,560.80 |
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Pine Bluff | Pine Bluff | 23 | $29,524.60 | $14,651.20 | $13,369.70 |
| Arkansas Surgical Hospital | No Little Rock | 98 | $29,823.10 | $11,896.70 | $9,117.45 |
| Mercy Hospital Hot Springs | Hot Springs | 44 | $32,831.80 | $12,238.10 | $10,324.80 |
| Physicians' Specialty Hospital | Fayetteville | 20 | $33,452.40 | $12,614.70 | $10,191.50 |
| Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock | Little Rock | 28 | $40,891.30 | $13,127.80 | $11,179.90 |
| St Vincent Infirmary Medical Center | Little Rock | 75 | $41,921.70 | $13,014.40 | $11,025.50 |
| Washington Regional Med Ctr At North Hills | Fayetteville | 19 | $56,434.40 | $13,463.20 | $11,253.60 |
| Uams Medical Center | Little Rock | 13 | $61,334.80 | $18,563.30 | $13,890.10 |
| Northwest Medical Center-Springdale | Springdale | 12 | $107,631.00 | $13,421.00 | $12,383.40 | Total 12 hospitals | 389 |
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.