Hospital Costs > Spinal Fusion Except Cervical W/O Mcc > Spinal Fusion Except Cervical W/O Mcc - costs for treatment in Georgia
| Hospital | City | Discharges | Avg Covered Charges | Avg Total Payment | Avg Medicare Payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Medical Center | Dalton | 31 | $64,797.20 | $23,608.30 | $20,803.90 |
| Northside Hospital Forsyth | Cumming | 22 | $162,276.00 | $30,433.20 | $27,990.50 |
| St Mary's Hospital Athens | Athens | 81 | $91,550.60 | $22,478.70 | $21,313.20 |
| Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital | Albany | 48 | $72,634.50 | $24,796.90 | $22,750.60 |
| Northside Hospital Cherokee | Canton | 40 | $172,345.00 | $27,790.20 | $26,640.10 |
| Emory University Hospital | Atlanta | 175 | $65,435.20 | $30,359.00 | $24,833.60 |
| Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton | Carrollton | 52 | $87,465.10 | $24,775.00 | $21,428.50 |
| Newton Medical Center Covington | Covington | 13 | $63,640.40 | $23,109.30 | $21,987.20 |
| Southeast Georgia Health System- Brunswick Campus | Brunswick | 57 | $82,020.70 | $33,375.50 | $27,023.80 |
| University Hospital Augusta | Augusta | 120 | $66,356.80 | $23,964.30 | $21,911.90 |
| Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc | Gainesville | 141 | $108,539.00 | $26,252.90 | $21,447.50 |
| Cartersville Medical Center | Cartersville | 27 | $165,624.00 | $23,372.90 | $22,301.40 |
| Spalding Regional Hospital | Griffin | 16 | $80,958.80 | $23,486.40 | $22,282.40 |
| Medical College Of Ga Hospitals And Clinics | Augusta | 37 | $140,818.00 | $38,489.80 | $32,997.90 |
| Wellstar Kennestone Hospital | Marietta | 83 | $123,134.00 | $28,743.60 | $21,526.00 |
| Memorial Health Univ Med Cen, Inc | Savannah | 128 | $124,578.00 | $26,717.60 | $23,420.60 |
| John D Archbold Memorial Hospital | Thomasville | 81 | $56,039.40 | $24,021.30 | $19,967.20 |
| St Joseph's Hospital Savannah | Savannah | 136 | $77,607.80 | $22,207.70 | $19,053.20 |
| Floyd Medical Center | Rome | 68 | $109,108.00 | $31,618.00 | $21,669.10 |
| Midtown Medical Center | Columbus | 23 | $78,628.40 | $27,393.70 | $24,218.50 |
| Houston Medical Center | Warner Robins | 47 | $31,606.10 | $21,526.40 | $19,886.40 |
| Athens Regional Medical Center | Athens | 69 | $131,753.00 | $27,435.50 | $24,500.40 |
| Dekalb Medical Center | Decatur | 23 | $57,494.80 | $26,694.00 | $22,356.40 |
| Emory University Hospital Midtown | Atlanta | 73 | $55,238.70 | $28,433.10 | $23,414.30 |
| Saint Joseph's Hospital Of Atlanta, Inc | Atlanta | 108 | $56,634.90 | $23,985.90 | $18,555.70 |
| Piedmont Hospital | Atlanta | 80 | $122,271.00 | $29,086.00 | $22,096.70 |
| Gwinnett Medical Center | Lawrenceville | 68 | $97,658.70 | $28,280.00 | $20,678.80 |
| Rockdale Medical Center | Conyers | 37 | $146,146.00 | $28,473.50 | $27,364.10 |
| Tift Regional Medical Center | Tifton | 37 | $69,477.30 | $22,881.40 | $20,040.70 |
| Colquitt Regional Medical Center | Moultrie | 15 | $38,961.50 | $23,443.30 | $19,831.30 |
| Medical Center Of Central Georgia | Macon | 74 | $89,219.90 | $30,224.20 | $22,826.90 |
| South Georgia Medical Center | Valdosta | 92 | $79,387.20 | $24,624.10 | $20,276.60 |
| St Francis Hospital, Inc | Columbus | 79 | $62,367.60 | $21,253.60 | $19,156.50 |
| Wellstar Cobb Hospital | Austell | 42 | $94,020.40 | $26,769.60 | $21,757.20 |
| Northside Hospital Atlanta | Atlanta | 58 | $140,913.00 | $31,699.00 | $24,787.20 |
| Coliseum Medical Centers | Macon | 71 | $101,788.00 | $25,336.80 | $19,442.20 |
| Southern Regional Medical Center | Riverdale | 12 | $59,187.40 | $25,576.00 | $24,344.80 |
| Redmond Regional Medical Center | Rome | 37 | $88,619.40 | $22,979.00 | $20,333.20 |
| Doctors Hospital Augusta | Augusta | 59 | $138,287.00 | $24,428.60 | $21,549.80 |
| Piedmont Henry Hospital | Stockbridge | 16 | $120,114.00 | $23,517.60 | $22,385.40 |
| Eastside Medical Center | Snellville | 14 | $109,100.00 | $25,212.60 | $20,722.40 |
| North Fulton Hospital | Roswell | 13 | $234,760.00 | $24,523.10 | $23,319.40 |
| Northside Medical Center Columbus | Columbus | 163 | $98,910.90 | $24,757.20 | $17,520.30 |
| Coliseum Northside Hospital | Macon | 76 | $101,489.00 | $23,628.80 | $19,212.00 |
| Piedmont Fayette Hospital | Fayetteville | 19 | $96,231.50 | $24,604.20 | $20,560.70 |
| Piedmont Newnan Hospital, Inc | Newnan | 11 | $94,180.10 | $23,270.90 | $22,066.50 | Total 46 hospitals | 2.772 |
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.