Hospital Costs > Spinal Fus Exc Cerv W Spinal Curv/Malig/Infec Or 9+ Fus W/O Cc/Mcc > Spinal Fus Exc Cerv W Spinal Curv/Malig/Infec Or 9+ Fus W/O Cc/Mcc - costs for treatment in North Carolina
| Hospital | City | Discharges | Avg Covered Charges | Avg Total Payment | Avg Medicare Payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moses H Cone Memorial Hospital, The | Greensboro | 22 | $79,917.50 | $31,774.20 | $26,769.20 |
| Duke Health Raleigh Hospital | Raleigh | 16 | $136,135.00 | $30,106.50 | $28,676.80 |
| Duke University Hospital | Durham | 16 | $170,926.00 | $45,802.40 | $40,539.80 |
| Carolinas Medical Center/Behav Health | Charlotte | 11 | $152,939.00 | $35,714.70 | $32,958.30 | Total 4 hospitals | 65 |
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.