Hospital Costs > Hernia Procedures Except Inguinal & Femoral W/O Cc/Mcc > Hernia Procedures Except Inguinal & Femoral W/O Cc/Mcc - costs for treatment in South Carolina
| Hospital | City | Discharges | Avg Covered Charges | Avg Total Payment | Avg Medicare Payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Musc Medical Center | Charleston | 14 | $41,154.40 | $11,861.30 | $7,301.86 |
| Palmetto Health Baptist | Columbia | 22 | $27,593.90 | $7,963.95 | $6,750.95 |
| Ghs Greenville Memorial Hospital | Greenville | 28 | $36,413.80 | $9,390.93 | $7,757.64 |
| Grand Strand Regional Medical Center | Myrtle Beach | 24 | $89,863.50 | $9,068.79 | $7,385.21 | Total 4 hospitals | 88 |
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.