Hospital Costs > Pleural Effusion W Cc > Pleural Effusion W Cc - costs for treatment in Texas
| Hospital | City | Discharges | Avg Covered Charges | Avg Total Payment | Avg Medicare Payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baylor University Medical Center | Dallas | 11 | $26,773.70 | $8,975.18 | $7,086.82 |
| Seton Medical Center Austin | Austin | 12 | $37,560.30 | $6,645.42 | $5,671.00 |
| Baptist Medical Center San Antonio | San Antonio | 14 | $33,592.60 | $7,329.43 | $6,655.71 |
| Medical Center Hospital | Odessa | 12 | $34,487.90 | $8,879.50 | $8,264.50 |
| Chi St Luke's Health Baylor College Of Medicine Me | Houston | 15 | $38,772.00 | $8,761.33 | $6,366.47 |
| Methodist Hospital Houston | Houston | 14 | $40,278.50 | $8,403.29 | $6,651.93 |
| Methodist Hospital San Antonio | San Antonio | 19 | $36,463.60 | $7,681.68 | $6,475.26 | Total 7 hospitals | 97 |
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.