Hospital Costs > Combined Anterior/Posterior Spinal Fusion W Cc > Combined Anterior/Posterior Spinal Fusion W Cc - costs for treatment in North Carolina
| Hospital | City | Discharges | Avg Covered Charges | Avg Total Payment | Avg Medicare Payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke University Hospital | Durham | 32 | $264,687.00 | $72,983.60 | $67,322.80 |
| Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center | Charlotte | 23 | $211,709.00 | $51,931.30 | $50,460.70 |
| Carolinas Medical Center/Behav Health | Charlotte | 22 | $257,041.00 | $63,434.00 | $55,996.30 |
| Firsthealth Moore Regional Hospital | Pinehurst | 17 | $123,672.00 | $45,311.60 | $36,183.30 |
| Novant Health Charlotte Orthopedic Hospital | Charlotte | 12 | $188,236.00 | $46,871.30 | $45,507.20 |
| Wakemed, Raleigh Campus | Raleigh | 11 | $173,007.00 | $50,895.40 | $49,361.00 | Total 6 hospitals | 117 |
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.