US Health Care Costs

Back and Neck Procedures Except Spinal Fusion with Cc in Indiana

MS-DRG 519: Back and neck procedures except spinal fusion with cc

$58,875typical hospital bill
$13,667typical amount paid
$13,408–$13,926range paid across 2 hospitals

Indiana hospitals billed Medicare a typical $58,875 for this stay in 2024, about 4.3 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
Deaconess Hospital IncEvansville30$53,849$13,408
Community HospitalMunster17$63,901$13,926

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.