US Health Care Costs

Cervical Spinal Fusion with Mcc in Kansas

MS-DRG 471: Cervical spinal fusion with mcc

$342,115average hospital bill
$42,390average amount paid

One Kansas hospital reported enough Medicare stays of this kind in 2024 to be listed. It billed an average of $342,115, about 8.1 times what was actually paid. Compare other states.

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
University of Kansas HospitalKansas City12$342,115$42,390

Medicare: CMS, 2024 (hospitals with 11 or more Medicare stays). Cash and insurer prices: hospitals' own price files, where read; insurer figures are commercial plans only, median and 10th–90th percentile across plans.