US Health Care Costs

Back and Neck Procedures Except Spinal Fusion with Cc in Michigan

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

$66,467typical hospital bill
$16,877typical amount paid
$15,089–$21,257range paid across 5 hospitals

Michigan hospitals billed Medicare a typical $66,467 for this stay in 2024, about 3.9 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
Beaumont Hospital, TroyTroy17$62,391$15,089
Ascension Providence Hospital, Southfield and NoviSouthfield16$51,551$16,555
Spectrum HealthGrand Rapids14$66,467$16,877
Beaumont Hospital Royal OakRoyal Oak19$78,562$18,642
University of Michigan Health SystemAnn Arbor14$101,679$21,257

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.