By Lorie Hailey
lanereport.com editor
WASHINGTON (May 9, 2013) — For the first time, the federal government has issued a list of prices that hospitals across the country charge for the 100 most common medical procedures.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released the hospital charges Wednesday to “show significant variation across the country and within communities in what hospitals charge for common inpatient services.” CMS said releasing the information would help make “our healthcare system more affordable and accountable.”
Before this release, these charges for medical procedures have been closely held by facilities that see a competitive advantage in shielding their fees from competitors, reports the Washington Post.
The data provided includes hospital-specific charges for the more than 3,000 U.S. hospitals that receive Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) payments for the top 100 most frequently billed discharges, paid under Medicare based on a rate per discharge for Fiscal Year 2011. Hospitals determine what they will charge for items and services provided to patients and these charges are the amount the hospital bills for an item or service.
Using the data, The Courier-Journal offered an example today of how much heart failure costs at hospitals in the Louisville Metro area. The cost of surviving heart failure with no major complications ranged from $9,925 at Clark Memorial Hospital in Southern Indiana to $21,241 at University Hospital in downtown Louisville, the paper said.
The Lane Report compiled a sampling of the costs to perform the same heart failure procedure at hospitals across the state, in alphabetical order by city. The Top 5 most expensive are in bold.
Clinton County Hospital, Albany — $6,788
Kings’ Daughters Medical Center, Ashland — $11,743
Our Lady of Bellefonte, Ashland — $11,092
Greenview Regional Hospital, Bowling Green — $15,003
Medical Center at Bowling Green — $11,928
Taylor Regional Medical Center, Campbellsville — $8,919
Westlake Regional Hospital, Columbia — $10,611
Baptist Regional Medical Center, Corbin — $14,090
St. Elizabeth, Covington — $12,096
Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center, Danville — $8,852
Hardin Memorial Hospital, Elizabethtown — $6,233
Fleming County Hospital, Flemingsburg — $9,345
St. Elizabeth, Florence — $16,309
St. Elizabeth, Fort Thomas — $12,078
Frankfort Regional Medical Center, Frankfort — $19,143
Parkway Regional Hospital, Fulton — $19,413
T.J. Samson Hospital, Glasgow — $8,804
Muhlenberg Community Hospital, Greenville — $9,826
Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Harlan — $9,380
Appalachian Regional Medical Center, Hazard — $12,096
Methodist Hospital, Henderson — $16,613
Jennie Stuart Medical Center, Hopkinsville — $10,447
Kentucky River Medical Center, Jackson — $19,136
Baptist Hospital Northeast, La Grange — $9,170
Spring View Hospital, Lebanon — $14,247
Central Baptist, Lexington — $9,761
Saint Joseph East, Lexington — $8,709
Saint Joseph Hospital, Lexington — $9,781
University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington — $17,822
Saint Joseph Hospital, London — $12,606
Three Rivers Medical Center, Louisa — $19,582
Baptist Hospital East, Louisville — $10,174
Norton Hospitals, Louisville — $6,372
University Hospital, Louisville — $21,241
Jewish Hospital & St. Mary’s — $12,210
Memorial Hospital, Manchester —$14,962
Regional Medical Center of Hopkins County, Madisonville — $10,259
Crittenden Health System, Marion — $7,739
Jackson Purchase Medical Center, Mayfield — $8,819
Meadowview Regional Medical Center, Maysville — $11,755
Appalachian Regional Hospital, Middlesboro — $11,480
St. Claire, Morehead — $8,383
Saint Joseph, Mount Sterling — $5,816
Rockcastle Regional Hospital — $8,487
Murray-Calloway County Hospital — $12,219
Owensboro Medical Health System — $8,061
Paul B. Hall Regional Medical Center, Paintsville — $36,308
Lourdes Health System, Paducah — $9,346
Western Baptist Hospital, Paducah — $6,812
Pikeville Medical Center — $19,106
Pineville Community Hospital — $6,804
Highlands Regional Medical Center, Prestonsburg — $9,355
Logan Memorial Hospital, Russellville — $10,796
Lake Cumberland Regional Medical Center, Somerset — $12,266
Appalachian Regional Hospital, South Williamson — $13,063
Monroe County Medical Center, Tompkinsville — $7,199
Appalachian Regional Medical Center, Whitesburg — $12,094
Clark Regional Medical Center, Winchester — $10,168
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