Cervical Spinal Fusion W/o Cc/mcc Hospital Statistics

This report displays hospitals and the number of cervical spinal fusion w/o cc/mcc patients discharged along with the amount the hospital billed and the amount reimbursed by Medicare. The report is sorted by the percentage difference for the services that were provided. This is one way to compare the relative cost-effectiveness of each hospital.

For example, when looking at cervical spinal fusion w/o cc/mcc, Brookwood Medical Center located in Alabama has the greatest percentage discrepancy receiving only 8.98% on average of their billing reimbursed by Medicare. On the other hand, Saint Agnes Hospital located in Maryland gets the highest percentage of their billings reimbursed by Medicare at 94.62%.

The columns below represent:

• Discharges - The number of patients discharged
• AVG Charged - The average dollar amount charged by the hospital
• AVG Paid - The average amount of Medicare reimbursement
• AVG Discrepancy - The average of the difference between the charged and reimbursed amounts
• % Difference - The percentage of the total charged by the hospital that Medicare reimbursed