US Health Care Costs

Back and Neck Procedures Except Spinal Fusion with Cc in Ohio

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

$81,801typical hospital bill
$17,516typical amount paid
$14,668–$20,487range paid across 9 hospitals

Ohio hospitals billed Medicare a typical $81,801 for this stay in 2024, about 4.7 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
Lutheran HospitalCleveland15$56,045$14,668
Promedica Toledo HospitalToledo20$100,468$16,006
Hillcrest HospitalMayfield Heights19$65,266$17,084
Grant Medical CenterColumbus14$93,192$17,312
Mercy St Vincent Medical CenterToledo14$145,916$17,516
Ohio State University State Health SystemColumbus21$91,675$17,718
Riverside Methodist HospitalColumbus21$80,167$17,925
Cleveland ClinicCleveland25$74,549$19,243
Uh Cleveland Medical CenterCleveland16$81,801$20,487

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.