US Health Care Costs

Cervical Spinal Fusion with Mcc in South Carolina

MS-DRG 471: Cervical spinal fusion with mcc

$255,854average hospital bill
$52,359average amount paid

One South Carolina hospital reported enough Medicare stays of this kind in 2024 to be listed. It billed an average of $255,854, about 4.9 times what was actually paid. Compare other states.

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

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaidCash priceInsurers (median)
Prisma Health Richland HospitalColumbia13$255,854$52,359
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Musc Medical CenterCharleston––––$46,518$38,449–$115,057 · 11 plans

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.