US Health Care Costs

Back and Neck Procedures Except Spinal Fusion Without Cc/Mcc in Arkansas

MS-DRG 520: Back and neck procedures except spinal fusion without cc/mcc

$18,716average hospital bill
$9,020average amount paid

One Arkansas hospital reported enough Medicare stays of this kind in 2024 to be listed. It billed an average of $18,716, about 2.1 times what was actually paid. Compare other states.

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

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Arkansas Surgical HospitalNo Little Rock14$18,716$9,020

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.