Hospital Costs > Spinal Fusion Except Cervical W/O Mcc > Spinal Fusion Except Cervical W/O Mcc - costs for treatment in Alabama
| Hospital | City | Discharges | Avg Covered Charges | Avg Total Payment | Avg Medicare Payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Hospital | Alexander City | 15 | $29,505.20 | $20,619.50 | $19,486.70 |
| Baptist Medical Center-Princeton | Birmingham | 44 | $90,135.40 | $22,259.50 | $20,824.90 |
| Brookwood Medical Center | Birmingham | 202 | $88,223.70 | $19,922.30 | $18,002.50 |
| St Vincent's Birmingham | Birmingham | 103 | $49,094.70 | $19,736.30 | $18,150.50 |
| St Vincent's East | Birmingham | 44 | $35,708.30 | $21,460.30 | $20,031.00 |
| Trinity Medical Center | Birmingham | 76 | $143,568.00 | $22,440.20 | $20,443.30 |
| University Of Alabama Hospital | Birmingham | 102 | $97,532.00 | $25,942.90 | $23,279.00 |
| Cullman Regional Medical Center | Cullman | 15 | $70,878.20 | $24,622.90 | $21,531.30 |
| Flowers Hospital | Dothan | 47 | $113,554.00 | $19,947.30 | $18,298.70 |
| Southeast Alabama Medical Center | Dothan | 142 | $82,409.30 | $21,188.30 | $19,193.70 |
| Eliza Coffee Memorial Hospital | Florence | 11 | $55,614.90 | $18,915.40 | $17,708.10 |
| Gadsden Regional Medical Center | Gadsden | 73 | $135,043.00 | $21,098.20 | $19,351.80 |
| Crestwood Medical Center | Huntsville | 243 | $158,969.00 | $19,437.50 | $17,430.90 |
| Huntsville Hospital | Huntsville | 250 | $137,688.00 | $21,738.90 | $19,475.10 |
| Walker Baptist Medical Center | Jasper | 50 | $78,282.90 | $21,913.60 | $20,556.70 |
| Mobile Infirmary | Mobile | 107 | $38,311.70 | $19,840.00 | $17,513.40 |
| Providence Hospital Mobile | Mobile | 105 | $36,179.30 | $20,511.40 | $18,485.40 |
| Springhill Memorial Hospital | Mobile | 25 | $68,013.70 | $19,808.80 | $14,339.50 |
| Baptist Medical Center South | Montgomery | 108 | $73,105.10 | $20,617.10 | $18,858.60 |
| Jackson Hospital & Clinic Inc | Montgomery | 44 | $99,843.30 | $20,494.70 | $18,688.80 |
| East Alabama Medical Center | Opelika | 19 | $25,359.80 | $20,935.70 | $19,797.20 |
| Jack Hughston Memorial Hospital | Phenix City | 62 | $77,883.40 | $20,792.70 | $19,068.80 |
| Helen Keller Memorial Hospital | Sheffield | 16 | $40,992.80 | $20,672.20 | $19,610.20 |
| D C H Regional Medical Center | Tuscaloosa | 69 | $67,790.80 | $22,767.40 | $21,037.40 | Total 24 hospitals | 1.972 |
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.