10/05/2013
The curtain's been lifted: Center for Medicare Services (CMS) reports what area hospitals charge you versus what the government actually pays. Some choice samples of what I see regularly: Gulf Coast $17,203 for "Dysequilibrium" (aka) dizziness; CMS $3665. Cape Hospital $16,555 for uncomplicated low back pain, CMS $4264. Lee Memorial uncomplicated bronchitis/asthma $13,123; CMS $3600. http://ow.ly/kUkJ7
A provider level summary of Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) discharges, average charges and average Medicare payments for the Top 100...