Armed Forces Europe

What Medicare pays in Armed Forces Europe

Billed charges against Medicare allowed amounts in Armed Forces Europe, across the 106 procedures Medicare covers most often.

106Procedures
26,684Services covered
3.9xBilled vs allowed
#7Rank of 61

Providers here billed the most above the national figure for residence visit for established patient with low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 30 minutes. The average was $538.69 against a national $150.91. That is 3.6 times as much.

Whose price this is

These are Medicare figures. The billed column is what providers asked for. The allowed column is what Medicare agreed to pay. Neither is what an uninsured patient gets charged, and neither is what a private insurer negotiates.

The gap between the two columns is the point. A hospital billing three times what Medicare allows tells you the billed number was never a price. It was an opening position.

The 40 most common procedures in Armed Forces Europe

ProcedureBilled hereAllowedGapvs national billed
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more$256.79$125.442.0x0.93x
Imaging of retina$65.02$37.621.7x0.52x
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more$171.03$83.922.0x0.91x
Therapy procedure using exercise to develop strength, endurance, range of motion, and flexibility, each 15 minutes$46.24$22.352.1x0.67x
Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, 20 minutes or more$184.62$64.812.8x1.20x
Injection of drug into eye$377.18$117.343.2x0.65x
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes$176.02$68.792.6x0.87x
Therapy procedure to re-educate brain-to-nerve-to-muscle function, each 15 minutes$46.58$28.151.7x0.64x
Subsequent nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 30 minutes$236.50$94.032.5x1.12x
Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making$1,789.79$165.8410.8x1.45x
Therapy procedure using functional activities$70.14$33.682.1x0.94x
Therapy procedure using manual technique, each 15 minutes$40.11$20.122.0x0.59x
Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making$1,225.94$111.8111.0x1.56x
Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's$38.27$17.982.1x0.88x
New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more$301.69$155.221.9x0.74x
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes$1,650.69$200.398.2x1.57x
Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less$279.50$79.833.5x1.01x
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only$102.14$7.6113.4x2.28x
Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit$346.99$149.342.3x1.25x
Training for self-care or home management, each 15 minutes$56.48$26.402.1x0.90x
Initial nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 35 minutes$323.48$115.382.8x1.11x
Telephone medical discussion with physician, 21-30 minutes$200.73$106.161.9x0.71x
Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens$18.89$8.942.1x0.02x
Therapy procedure for walking training, each 15 minutes$51.33$21.932.3x0.91x
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more$369.53$168.152.2x0.91x
X-ray of chest, 1 view$30.27$8.233.7x0.58x
Anesthesia for other procedure on large bowel using an endoscope$1,004.64$97.3710.3x0.98x
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes$367.82$128.302.9x1.00x
Administration of influenza virus vaccine$68.09$34.652.0x1.67x
Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity$242.00$38.436.3x1.30x
Psychotherapy, 1 hour$200.92$133.831.5x0.96x
Therapy procedure in a group setting$20.01$13.131.5x0.39x
Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample$18.93$8.462.2x0.87x
Admn sarscov2 vacc 1 dose$96.84$45.032.2x1.92x
Ct scan head or brain without contrast$219.39$39.275.6x0.89x
Psychotherapy, 30 minutes$110.33$58.571.9x0.85x
Anesthesia for lens surgery$1,092.44$114.229.6x1.23x
New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more$288.88$102.002.8x1.09x
Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope$1,020.99$111.749.1x0.92x
X-ray of chest, 2 views$72.01$20.833.5x1.00x

The last column compares this state against the national average for the same code. Above 1.00 means providers here billed more.

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, by Geography and Service. Weighted by service volume across places of service.

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