Cervical Spinal Fusion with Cc in California
MS-DRG 472: Cervical spinal fusion with cc
$182,437typical hospital bill
$32,645typical amount paid
$27,031–$49,484range paid across 36 hospitals
California hospitals billed Medicare a typical $182,437 for this stay in 2024, about 5.6 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)
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.