Hospital Costs > Spinal Fusion Except Cervical W/O Mcc > Spinal Fusion Except Cervical W/O Mcc - costs for treatment in Montana
| Hospital | City | Discharges | Avg Covered Charges | Avg Total Payment | Avg Medicare Payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Patrick Hospital | Missoula | 102 | $65,528.70 | $25,094.50 | $21,094.70 |
| Community Medical Center Missoula | Missoula | 31 | $69,105.10 | $26,319.50 | $22,658.60 |
| St Vincent Healthcare | Billings | 107 | $77,474.60 | $27,251.00 | $22,124.70 |
| Kalispell Regional Medical Center | Kalispell | 30 | $81,228.80 | $26,674.90 | $22,700.40 |
| Bozeman Deaconess Hospital | Bozeman | 49 | $81,459.80 | $24,741.60 | $23,632.00 |
| Benefis Hospitals Inc | Great Falls | 34 | $86,238.50 | $27,116.30 | $25,891.60 |
| Billings Clinic Hospital | Billings | 35 | $88,778.80 | $25,292.40 | $24,234.20 |
| St James Healthcare | Butte | 28 | $121,866.00 | $32,016.40 | $30,809.50 | Total 8 hospitals | 416 |
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.