Hospital Costs > Spinal Fusion Except Cervical W/O Mcc > Spinal Fusion Except Cervical W/O Mcc - costs for treatment in Arkansas
| Hospital | City | Discharges | Avg Covered Charges | Avg Total Payment | Avg Medicare Payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physicians' Specialty Hospital | Fayetteville | 30 | $43,859.60 | $21,451.40 | $17,694.20 |
| White County Medical Center | Searcy | 24 | $68,315.60 | $24,895.50 | $17,931.80 |
| Arkansas Surgical Hospital | No Little Rock | 122 | $45,933.70 | $20,951.10 | $18,541.00 |
| Mercy Hospital Hot Springs | Hot Springs | 32 | $52,849.10 | $21,778.20 | $18,796.00 |
| Nea Baptist Memorial Hospital | Jonesboro | 36 | $50,136.90 | $19,976.00 | $18,937.80 |
| St Edward Mercy Medical Center | Fort Smith | 13 | $64,773.20 | $20,348.00 | $19,136.90 |
| Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas | Rogers | 27 | $70,047.00 | $23,011.10 | $19,243.70 |
| Arkansas Methodist Medical Center | Paragould | 23 | $43,867.50 | $20,639.40 | $19,587.60 |
| St Vincent Infirmary Medical Center | Little Rock | 293 | $80,996.00 | $23,097.80 | $20,100.40 |
| Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock | Little Rock | 81 | $69,886.50 | $22,840.30 | $20,367.30 |
| Washington Regional Med Ctr At North Hills | Fayetteville | 16 | $77,270.20 | $23,776.20 | $20,573.20 |
| St Bernards Medical Center | Jonesboro | 16 | $37,233.90 | $22,624.60 | $21,362.90 |
| Northwest Medical Center-Springdale | Springdale | 33 | $166,411.00 | $23,784.60 | $21,435.30 |
| Uams Medical Center | Little Rock | 35 | $86,164.20 | $31,642.10 | $26,356.30 | Total 14 hospitals | 781 |
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.