US Health Care Costs

Cervical Spinal Fusion with Mcc in Maryland

MS-DRG 471: Cervical spinal fusion with mcc

$98,151typical hospital bill
$97,013typical amount paid
$80,187–$113,839range paid across 2 hospitals

Maryland hospitals billed Medicare a typical $98,151 for this stay in 2024, about 1.0 times what was actually paid. Medicare's payment depends mostly on the hospital's location and teaching role; the bill depends on the hospital's own price list, so bills vary far more than payments.

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

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
The Johns Hopkins HospitalBaltimore12$73,201$80,187
University of Maryland Medical CenterBaltimore11$123,102$113,839

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.