Hospital Costs > Pleural Effusion W Mcc > Pleural Effusion W Mcc - costs for treatment in Georgia
| Hospital | City | Discharges | Avg Covered Charges | Avg Total Payment | Avg Medicare Payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gwinnett Medical Center | Lawrenceville | 12 | $32,447.10 | $10,307.90 | $9,606.58 |
| Medical Center Of Central Georgia | Macon | 11 | $45,239.30 | $12,211.10 | $11,354.40 |
| Piedmont Fayette Hospital | Fayetteville | 11 | $31,966.00 | $8,952.09 | $8,067.73 |
| Piedmont Hospital | Atlanta | 23 | $35,976.70 | $9,019.30 | $7,897.39 |
| Piedmont Newnan Hospital, Inc | Newnan | 11 | $30,389.10 | $8,856.73 | $8,202.18 |
| St Francis Hospital, Inc | Columbus | 11 | $20,936.90 | $9,040.82 | $7,128.36 |
| Wellstar Cobb Hospital | Austell | 13 | $40,675.70 | $10,237.40 | $9,678.62 | Total 7 hospitals | 92 |
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.