US Health Care Costs

Cervical Spinal Fusion with Mcc in Delaware

MS-DRG 471: Cervical spinal fusion with mcc

$156,067average hospital bill
$48,663average amount paid

One Delaware hospital reported enough Medicare stays of this kind in 2024 to be listed. It billed an average of $156,067, about 3.2 times what was actually paid. Compare other states.

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

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Christiana HospitalNewark17$156,067$48,663

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.