Hospital Costs > Cervical Spinal Fusion W/O Cc/Mcc > Cervical Spinal Fusion W/O Cc/Mcc - costs for treatment in Massachusetts
| Hospital | City | Discharges | Avg Covered Charges | Avg Total Payment | Avg Medicare Payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baystate Medical Center | Springfield | 46 | $25,438.20 | $20,601.50 | $18,475.30 |
| New England Baptist Hospital | Boston | 41 | $31,629.00 | $16,507.10 | $14,275.70 |
| Cape Cod Hospital | Hyannis | 35 | $32,592.30 | $19,282.70 | $17,277.30 |
| Umass Memorial Medical Center Inc | Worcester | 33 | $58,964.80 | $22,834.40 | $21,284.40 |
| Southcoast Hospital Group, Inc | Fall River | 32 | $34,201.00 | $19,320.40 | $13,929.60 |
| Newton-Wellesley Hospital | Newton | 30 | $57,614.30 | $16,897.70 | $15,693.40 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital | Boston | 29 | $106,779.00 | $22,700.90 | $20,703.60 |
| Brigham And Women's Hospital | Boston | 25 | $82,194.70 | $21,966.70 | $19,201.70 |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | Boston | 23 | $33,417.10 | $23,091.80 | $21,309.90 |
| Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington | Burlington | 23 | $31,340.80 | $18,754.70 | $16,402.20 |
| North Shore Medical Center Salem | Salem | 22 | $29,586.00 | $17,555.90 | $16,313.10 |
| Tufts Medical Center | Boston | 20 | $42,714.00 | $24,618.40 | $22,380.60 |
| Boston Medical Center Corporation | Boston | 16 | $42,508.80 | $26,118.80 | $24,459.10 |
| Lowell General Hospital | Lowell | 13 | $30,699.70 | $19,519.50 | $13,805.30 | Total 14 hospitals | 388 |
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.