Hospital Costs > Cervical Spinal Fusion W/O Cc/Mcc > Cervical Spinal Fusion W/O Cc/Mcc - costs for treatment in Iowa
| Hospital | City | Discharges | Avg Covered Charges | Avg Total Payment | Avg Medicare Payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa | Mason City | 37 | $34,399.90 | $13,407.40 | $11,958.60 |
| Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids | Cedar Rapids | 28 | $32,824.20 | $12,354.00 | $10,057.10 |
| Iowa Methodist Medical Center | Des Moines | 26 | $72,273.70 | $15,573.00 | $11,999.70 |
| University Of Iowa Hospital & Clinics | Iowa City | 25 | $63,591.60 | $22,008.10 | $17,381.90 |
| Mercy Medical Center-Des Moines | Des Moines | 15 | $55,693.20 | $14,964.50 | $12,529.80 |
| Covenant Medical Center Waterloo | Waterloo | 14 | $45,460.90 | $14,036.90 | $11,609.90 | Total 6 hospitals | 145 |
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.