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0SG00AJ - ICD 10 Procedure Code - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach - Market Size, Prevalence, Incidence, Quality Outcomes, Top Hospitals & Physicians


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Key Statistics Related to 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach

*Readmission Rate is calculated from Oct 2015 to Aug 2018 and all other Quality Outcomes are calculated from Oct 2015 to Sep 2018.

0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach - as a primary procedure code 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach - as a primary or secondary procedure code
Total National Projected Hospitalizations - Annualized (Present on Admission - All) 35,253 41,524
Total Medicare Hospitalizations - Oct 2015 to Sep 2018 (Present on Admission - All) 60,347 70,173
Total Medicare Hospitalizations - Oct 2015 to Sep 2018 (Present on Admission - All)
Total Medicare Hospitalizations after Exclusion
Avg. LOS
Readmission Rate (%)
Unplanned Readmission Rate (%)
Total Medicare Payments
Payment Per Day
Payment Per Hospitalization
Total Medicare Charges
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Mortality Rate (%)
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Top DRGs Associated With 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach - as a primary procedure code
Top Hospitals Associated With 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach - as a primary procedure code
Top Operating Physicians Associated With 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach - as a primary procedure code
Top Attending Physicians Associated With 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach - as a primary procedure code
Top DRGs Associated With 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach - as a primary or secondary procedure code
Top Hospitals Associated With 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach - as a primary or secondary procedure code
Top Operating Physicians Associated With 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach - as a primary or secondary procedure code
Top Attending Physicians Associated With 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach - as a primary or secondary procedure code

Top DRGs Associated With 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach - as a primary procedure code

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Top 1 to 5 DRGs - Oct 2015 to Sep 2018

*Readmission Rate is calculated from Oct 2015 to Aug 2018 and all other Quality Outcomes are calculated from Oct 2015 to Sep 2018.

DRG 460: SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITHOUT MAJOR COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (MCC) DRG 455: COMBINED ANTERIOR/POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION WITHOUT COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (CC)/MAJOR COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (MCC) DRG 454: COMBINED ANTERIOR/POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION WITH COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (CC) DRG 459: SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITH MAJOR COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (MCC) DRG 453: COMBINED ANTERIOR/POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION WITH MAJOR COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (MCC)
Total Hospitalizations at DRG 215,355
Total Hospitalizations with ICD 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach 43,253
DRG Share of Total Hospitalizations 0.66
% of Total ICD 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach in DRG 71.67
Avg LOS at DRG 3.28
Avg LOS with ICD 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach 2.97
Readmission Rate at DRG 16.7
Readmission Rate with ICD 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach 12.73
Unplanned Readmission Rate at DRG 4.47
Unplanned Readmission Rate with ICD 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach 3.77
Total Medicare payments at DRG $5,278,830,730
Total Medicare payments with ICD 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach $1,021,371,549
Total Medicare payment per Day at DRG $7,462
Total Medicare payment per Day with ICD 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach $7,938
Total Medicare payment per Hospitalization at DRG $24,512
Total Medicare payment per Hospitalization with ICD 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach $23,614
Total Medicare Charges at DRG $25,567,888,167
Total Medicare Charges with ICD 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach $4,939,323,709
Avg Charges at DRG $118,724
Avg Charges with ICD 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach $114,196
Mortality Rate at DRG 0.03
Mortality Rate with ICD 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach NA
SNF Discharge Rate at DRG 15.71
SNF Discharge Rate with ICD 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach 12.81
Home Discharge Rate at DRG 51.89
Home Discharge Rate with ICD 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach 57.83

Top 5 to 10 DRGs - Oct 2015 to Sep 2018

*Readmission Rate is calculated from Oct 2015 to Aug 2018 and all other Quality Outcomes are calculated from Oct 2015 to Sep 2018.

DRG 457: SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITH SPINAL CURVATURE OR MALIGNANCY OR INFECTION OR EXTENSIVE FUSIONS WITH COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (CC) DRG 458: SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITH SPINAL CURVATURE OR MALIGNANCY OR INFECTION OR EXTENSIVE FUSIONS WITHOUT COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (CC)/MAJOR COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (MCC) DRG 456: SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITH SPINAL CURVATURE OR MALIGNANCY OR INFECTION OR EXTENSIVE FUSIONS WITH MAJOR COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (MCC) DRG 029: SPINAL PROCEDURES WITH COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (CC) OR SPINAL NEUROSTIMULATORS DRG 853: INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURE WITH MAJOR COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (MCC)
Total Hospitalizations at DRG 13,267
Total Hospitalizations with ICD 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach 638
DRG Share of Total Hospitalizations 0.04
% of Total ICD 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach in DRG 1.06
Avg LOS at DRG 6.15
Avg LOS with ICD 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach 4.97
Readmission Rate at DRG 37.98
Readmission Rate with ICD 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach 28.8
Unplanned Readmission Rate at DRG 7.67
Unplanned Readmission Rate with ICD 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach 6.65
Total Medicare payments at DRG $663,107,672
Total Medicare payments with ICD 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach $30,593,844
Total Medicare payment per Day at DRG $8,133
Total Medicare payment per Day with ICD 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach $9,651
Total Medicare payment per Hospitalization at DRG $49,982
Total Medicare payment per Hospitalization with ICD 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach $47,953
Total Medicare Charges at DRG $2,896,079,147
Total Medicare Charges with ICD 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach $128,008,255
Avg Charges at DRG $218,292
Avg Charges with ICD 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach $200,640
Mortality Rate at DRG 0.1
Mortality Rate with ICD 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach NA
SNF Discharge Rate at DRG 28.37
SNF Discharge Rate with ICD 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach 29.0
Home Discharge Rate at DRG 23.93
Home Discharge Rate with ICD 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach 29.78

Top 10 to 15 DRGs - Oct 2015 to Sep 2018

*Readmission Rate is calculated from Oct 2015 to Aug 2018 and all other Quality Outcomes are calculated from Oct 2015 to Sep 2018.

DRG 030: SPINAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (CC)/MAJOR COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (MCC) DRG 908: OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR INJURIES WITH COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (CC) DRG 028: SPINAL PROCEDURES WITH MAJOR COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (MCC) DRG 909: OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR INJURIES WITHOUT COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (CC)/MAJOR COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (MCC) DRG 981: EXTENSIVE O.R. PROCEDURE UNRELATED TO PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH MAJOR COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (MCC)
Total Hospitalizations at DRG 5,769
Total Hospitalizations with ICD 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach 20
DRG Share of Total Hospitalizations 0.02
% of Total ICD 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach in DRG 0.03
Avg LOS at DRG 2.9
Avg LOS with ICD 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach 3.85
Readmission Rate at DRG 17.65
Readmission Rate with ICD 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach NA
Unplanned Readmission Rate at DRG 4.94
Unplanned Readmission Rate with ICD 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach NA
Total Medicare payments at DRG $68,813,638
Total Medicare payments with ICD 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach $259,324
Total Medicare payment per Day at DRG $4,109
Total Medicare payment per Day with ICD 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach $3,368
Total Medicare payment per Hospitalization at DRG $11,928
Total Medicare payment per Hospitalization with ICD 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach $12,966
Total Medicare Charges at DRG $412,922,486
Total Medicare Charges with ICD 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach $2,107,699
Avg Charges at DRG $71,576
Avg Charges with ICD 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach $105,385
Mortality Rate at DRG NA
Mortality Rate with ICD 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach NA
SNF Discharge Rate at DRG 7.61
SNF Discharge Rate with ICD 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach NA
Home Discharge Rate at DRG 67.24
Home Discharge Rate with ICD 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach 55.0

Top Hospitals Associated With 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach - as a primary procedure code

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Hospital Name Address City State Zip Code Total Hospitalizations ( Oct 2015 to Sep 2018 )
ABBOTT NORTHWESTERN HOSPITAL 800 E 28TH ST MINNEAPOLIS MN 55407 534
CHI HEALTH IMMANUEL 6901 N 72ND ST OMAHA NE 68122 436
MERCY MEDICAL CENTER 301 SAINT PAUL PL BALTIMORE MD 21202 412
CHI ST. VINCENT INFIRMARY 2 SAINT VINCENT CIR LITTLE ROCK AR 72205
COX MEDICAL CENTERS 3801 S NATIONAL AVE SPRINGFIELD MO 65807
EAST COOPER MEDICAL CENTER 2000 HOSPITAL DRIVE MT PLEASANT SC 29464
ATRIUM HEALTH'S CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER 1000 BLYTHE BLVD CHARLOTTE NC 28203
TULSA SPINE & SPECIALTY HOSPITAL 6901 S OLYMPIA AVE TULSA OK 74132
FIRSTHEALTH MOORE REGIONAL HOSPITAL 155 MEMORIAL DR PINEHURST NC 28374
OKLAHOMA SPINE HOSPITAL 14101 PARKWAY COMMONS DR OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73134

Top Operating Physicians Associated With 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach - as a primary procedure code

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Physician Name Address City State Zip Code Total Hospitalizations ( Oct 2015 to Sep 2018 )
Dr. DANIEL MARK WILLIAMS 5 FIRST VILLAGE DR PINEHURST NC 28374 157
Dr. CLAYTON L DEAN 301 SAINT PAUL ST BALTIMORE MD 21202 157
Dr. CATHERINE JANE GALLO 74B CENTENNIAL LOOP EUGENE OR 97401 145
Dr. KEVIN D RUTZ 2325 DOUGHERTY FERRY RD SAINT LOUIS MO 63122
Dr. THOMAS STUART LOFTUS 2200 PARK BEND DR. AUSTIN TX 78758
Dr. JOHN M RHEE 59 EXECUTIVE PARK SOUTH NE ATLANTA GA 30329
Dr. MICHAEL A CHANG 1211 N 16TH AVE YAKIMA WA 98902
Dr. RAVI YALAMANCHILI 141 THOMAS JOHNSON DR FREDERICK MD 21702
Dr. CHARLES C EDWARDS, II 301 SAINT PAUL ST BALTIMORE MD 21202
Dr. JUSTIN S FIELD 1635 E MYRTLE AVE SUITE 400 PHOENIX AZ 85020

Top Attending Physicians Associated With 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach - as a primary procedure code

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Physician Name Address City State Zip Code Total Hospitalizations ( Oct 2015 to Sep 2018 )
Dr. DANIEL MARK WILLIAMS 5 FIRST VILLAGE DR PINEHURST NC 28374 158
Dr. CLAYTON L DEAN 301 SAINT PAUL ST BALTIMORE MD 21202 153
Dr. KEVIN D RUTZ 2325 DOUGHERTY FERRY RD SAINT LOUIS MO 63122 144
Dr. CATHERINE JANE GALLO 74B CENTENNIAL LOOP EUGENE OR 97401
Dr. JOHN M RHEE 59 EXECUTIVE PARK SOUTH NE ATLANTA GA 30329
Dr. THOMAS STUART LOFTUS 2200 PARK BEND DR. AUSTIN TX 78758
Dr. MICHAEL A CHANG 1211 N 16TH AVE YAKIMA WA 98902
Dr. YOGISH D KAMATH 1400 VFW PARKWAY STE 1C118A W. ROXBURY MA 02132
Dr. CHARLES C EDWARDS, II 301 SAINT PAUL ST BALTIMORE MD 21202
Dr. PHILLIP A TIBBS 740 SOUTH LIMESTONE LEXINGTON KY 40536

Top DRGs Associated With 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach - as a primary or secondary procedure code

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Top 1 to 5 DRGs - Oct 2015 to Sep 2018

*Readmission Rate is calculated from Oct 2015 to Aug 2018 and all other Quality Outcomes are calculated from Oct 2015 to Sep 2018.

DRG 460: SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITHOUT MAJOR COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (MCC) DRG 455: COMBINED ANTERIOR/POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION WITHOUT COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (CC)/MAJOR COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (MCC) DRG 454: COMBINED ANTERIOR/POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION WITH COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (CC) DRG 459: SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITH MAJOR COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (MCC) DRG 457: SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITH SPINAL CURVATURE OR MALIGNANCY OR INFECTION OR EXTENSIVE FUSIONS WITH COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (CC)
Total Hospitalizations at DRG 215,355
Total Hospitalizations with ICD 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach 48,802
DRG Share of Total Hospitalizations 0.66
% of Total ICD 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach in DRG 69.55
Avg LOS at DRG 3.28
Avg LOS with ICD 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach 3.02
Readmission Rate at DRG 16.7
Readmission Rate with ICD 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach 13.09
Unplanned Readmission Rate at DRG 4.47
Unplanned Readmission Rate with ICD 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach 3.84
Total Medicare payments at DRG $5,278,830,730
Total Medicare payments with ICD 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach $1,159,833,858
Total Medicare payment per Day at DRG $7,462
Total Medicare payment per Day with ICD 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach $7,878
Total Medicare payment per Hospitalization at DRG $24,512
Total Medicare payment per Hospitalization with ICD 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach $23,766
Total Medicare Charges at DRG $25,567,888,167
Total Medicare Charges with ICD 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach $5,674,974,700
Avg Charges at DRG $118,724
Avg Charges with ICD 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach $116,286
Mortality Rate at DRG 0.03
Mortality Rate with ICD 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach NA
SNF Discharge Rate at DRG 15.71
SNF Discharge Rate with ICD 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach 13.06
Home Discharge Rate at DRG 51.89
Home Discharge Rate with ICD 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach 57.28

Top 5 to 10 DRGs - Oct 2015 to Sep 2018

*Readmission Rate is calculated from Oct 2015 to Aug 2018 and all other Quality Outcomes are calculated from Oct 2015 to Sep 2018.

DRG 453: COMBINED ANTERIOR/POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION WITH MAJOR COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (MCC) DRG 458: SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITH SPINAL CURVATURE OR MALIGNANCY OR INFECTION OR EXTENSIVE FUSIONS WITHOUT COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (CC)/MAJOR COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (MCC) DRG 456: SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITH SPINAL CURVATURE OR MALIGNANCY OR INFECTION OR EXTENSIVE FUSIONS WITH MAJOR COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (MCC) DRG 029: SPINAL PROCEDURES WITH COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (CC) OR SPINAL NEUROSTIMULATORS DRG 853: INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURE WITH MAJOR COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (MCC)
Total Hospitalizations at DRG 7,362
Total Hospitalizations with ICD 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach 946
DRG Share of Total Hospitalizations 0.02
% of Total ICD 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach in DRG 1.35
Avg LOS at DRG 10.04
Avg LOS with ICD 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach 7.69
Readmission Rate at DRG 45.05
Readmission Rate with ICD 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach 36.34
Unplanned Readmission Rate at DRG 8.78
Unplanned Readmission Rate with ICD 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach 7.5
Total Medicare payments at DRG $550,960,642
Total Medicare payments with ICD 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach $62,824,617
Total Medicare payment per Day at DRG $7,454
Total Medicare payment per Day with ICD 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach $8,634
Total Medicare payment per Hospitalization at DRG $74,838
Total Medicare payment per Hospitalization with ICD 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach $66,411
Total Medicare Charges at DRG $2,482,391,111
Total Medicare Charges with ICD 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach $236,166,952
Avg Charges at DRG $337,190
Avg Charges with ICD 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach $249,648
Mortality Rate at DRG 2.55
Mortality Rate with ICD 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach 1.16
SNF Discharge Rate at DRG 31.16
SNF Discharge Rate with ICD 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach 32.77
Home Discharge Rate at DRG 16.07
Home Discharge Rate with ICD 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach 20.93

Top 10 to 15 DRGs - Oct 2015 to Sep 2018

*Readmission Rate is calculated from Oct 2015 to Aug 2018 and all other Quality Outcomes are calculated from Oct 2015 to Sep 2018.

DRG 030: SPINAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (CC)/MAJOR COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (MCC) DRG 908: OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR INJURIES WITH COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (CC) DRG 028: SPINAL PROCEDURES WITH MAJOR COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (MCC) DRG 981: EXTENSIVE O.R. PROCEDURE UNRELATED TO PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH MAJOR COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (MCC) DRG 909: OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR INJURIES WITHOUT COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (CC)/MAJOR COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (MCC)
Total Hospitalizations at DRG 5,769
Total Hospitalizations with ICD 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach 28
DRG Share of Total Hospitalizations 0.02
% of Total ICD 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach in DRG 0.04
Avg LOS at DRG 2.9
Avg LOS with ICD 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach 4.29
Readmission Rate at DRG 17.65
Readmission Rate with ICD 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach NA
Unplanned Readmission Rate at DRG 4.94
Unplanned Readmission Rate with ICD 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach NA
Total Medicare payments at DRG $68,813,638
Total Medicare payments with ICD 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach $417,598
Total Medicare payment per Day at DRG $4,109
Total Medicare payment per Day with ICD 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach $3,480
Total Medicare payment per Hospitalization at DRG $11,928
Total Medicare payment per Hospitalization with ICD 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach $14,914
Total Medicare Charges at DRG $412,922,486
Total Medicare Charges with ICD 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach $3,171,854
Avg Charges at DRG $71,576
Avg Charges with ICD 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach $113,281
Mortality Rate at DRG NA
Mortality Rate with ICD 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach NA
SNF Discharge Rate at DRG 7.61
SNF Discharge Rate with ICD 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach NA
Home Discharge Rate at DRG 67.24
Home Discharge Rate with ICD 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach 50.0

Top 15 to 20 DRGs - Oct 2015 to Sep 2018

*Readmission Rate is calculated from Oct 2015 to Aug 2018 and all other Quality Outcomes are calculated from Oct 2015 to Sep 2018.

DRG 003: ECMO OR TRACHEOSTOMY WITH MV >96 HOURS OR PDX EXCEPT FACE, MOUTH AND NECK WITH MAJOR O.R. PROCEDURE DRG 857: POSTOPERATIVE OR POST-TRAUMATIC INFECTIONS WITH O.R. PROCEDURE WITH COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (CC) DRG 982: EXTENSIVE O.R. PROCEDURE UNRELATED TO PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (CC) DRG 856: POSTOPERATIVE OR POST-TRAUMATIC INFECTIONS WITH O.R. PROCEDURE WITH MAJOR COMPLICATION OR COMORBIDITY (MCC)
Total Hospitalizations at DRG 48,449
Total Hospitalizations with ICD 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach 15
DRG Share of Total Hospitalizations 0.15
% of Total ICD 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach in DRG 0.02
Avg LOS at DRG 29.97
Avg LOS with ICD 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach 31.6
Readmission Rate at DRG 76.3
Readmission Rate with ICD 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach NA
Unplanned Readmission Rate at DRG 6.46
Unplanned Readmission Rate with ICD 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach NA
Total Medicare payments at DRG $6,190,071,785
Total Medicare payments with ICD 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach $1,720,420
Total Medicare payment per Day at DRG $4,263
Total Medicare payment per Day with ICD 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach $3,630
Total Medicare payment per Hospitalization at DRG $127,765
Total Medicare payment per Hospitalization with ICD 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach $114,695
Total Medicare Charges at DRG $28,754,600,069
Total Medicare Charges with ICD 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach $10,671,160
Avg Charges at DRG $593,502
Avg Charges with ICD 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach $711,411
Mortality Rate at DRG 20.61
Mortality Rate with ICD 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach NA
SNF Discharge Rate at DRG 12.46
SNF Discharge Rate with ICD 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach NA
Home Discharge Rate at DRG 2.36
Home Discharge Rate with ICD 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach NA

Top Hospitals Associated With 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach - as a primary or secondary procedure code

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Hospital Name Address City State Zip Code Total Hospitalizations ( Oct 2015 to Sep 2018 )
ABBOTT NORTHWESTERN HOSPITAL 800 E 28TH ST MINNEAPOLIS MN 55407 572
MERCY MEDICAL CENTER 301 SAINT PAUL PL BALTIMORE MD 21202 558
CHI HEALTH IMMANUEL 6901 N 72ND ST OMAHA NE 68122 461
CHI ST. VINCENT INFIRMARY 2 SAINT VINCENT CIR LITTLE ROCK AR 72205
COX MEDICAL CENTERS 3801 S NATIONAL AVE SPRINGFIELD MO 65807
ATRIUM HEALTH'S CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER 1000 BLYTHE BLVD CHARLOTTE NC 28203
EAST COOPER MEDICAL CENTER 2000 HOSPITAL DRIVE MT PLEASANT SC 29464
FIRSTHEALTH MOORE REGIONAL HOSPITAL 155 MEMORIAL DR PINEHURST NC 28374
NYU LANGONE'S TISCH HOSPITAL 550 1ST AVE NEW YORK NY 10016
ASCENSION PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL - SOUTHFIELD CAMPUS 16001 W 9 MILE RD SOUTHFIELD MI 48075

Top Operating Physicians Associated With 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach - as a primary or secondary procedure code

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Physician Name Address City State Zip Code Total Hospitalizations ( Oct 2015 to Sep 2018 )
Dr. CLAYTON L DEAN 301 SAINT PAUL ST BALTIMORE MD 21202 209
Dr. DANIEL MARK WILLIAMS 5 FIRST VILLAGE DR PINEHURST NC 28374 177
Dr. MILAN B HERCEG 4605 SAWMILL RD UPPER ARLINGTON OH 43220 165
Dr. CATHERINE JANE GALLO 74B CENTENNIAL LOOP EUGENE OR 97401
Dr. CHARLES C EDWARDS, II 301 SAINT PAUL ST BALTIMORE MD 21202
Dr. KEVIN D RUTZ 2325 DOUGHERTY FERRY RD SAINT LOUIS MO 63122
Dr. MICHAEL A CHANG 1211 N 16TH AVE YAKIMA WA 98902
Dr. HENRY E ARYAN 1630 E HERNDON AVE FRESNO CA 93720
Dr. THOMAS STUART LOFTUS 2200 PARK BEND DR. AUSTIN TX 78758
Dr. JOHN M RHEE 59 EXECUTIVE PARK SOUTH NE ATLANTA GA 30329

Top Attending Physicians Associated With 0SG00AJ - Fusion of Lumbar Vertebral Joint with Interbody Fusion Device, Posterior Approach, Anterior Column, Open Approach - as a primary or secondary procedure code

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Physician Name Address City State Zip Code Total Hospitalizations ( Oct 2015 to Sep 2018 )
Dr. CLAYTON L DEAN 301 SAINT PAUL ST BALTIMORE MD 21202 206
Dr. DANIEL MARK WILLIAMS 5 FIRST VILLAGE DR PINEHURST NC 28374 178
Dr. CHARLES C EDWARDS, II 301 SAINT PAUL ST BALTIMORE MD 21202 157
Dr. MILAN B HERCEG 4605 SAWMILL RD UPPER ARLINGTON OH 43220
Dr. CATHERINE JANE GALLO 74B CENTENNIAL LOOP EUGENE OR 97401
Dr. KEVIN D RUTZ 2325 DOUGHERTY FERRY RD SAINT LOUIS MO 63122
Dr. MICHAEL A CHANG 1211 N 16TH AVE YAKIMA WA 98902
Dr. HENRY E ARYAN 1630 E HERNDON AVE FRESNO CA 93720
Dr. JOHN M RHEE 59 EXECUTIVE PARK SOUTH NE ATLANTA GA 30329
Dr. THOMAS STUART LOFTUS 2200 PARK BEND DR. AUSTIN TX 78758