Cervical Spinal Fusion with Cc in Colorado
MS-DRG 472: Cervical spinal fusion with cc
$193,652typical hospital bill
$24,456typical amount paid
$21,647–$34,480range paid across 12 hospitals
Colorado hospitals billed Medicare a typical $193,652 for this stay in 2024, about 7.9 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)
| Hospital | City | Medicare stays | Billed | Paid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AdventHealth Littleton | Littleton | 11 | $209,737 | $21,647 | |
| Uch-Memorial Health System | Colorado Springs | 18 | $202,579 | $22,872 | |
| HCA-Healthone Dba Swedish Medical Center | Englewood | 23 | $311,883 | $23,312 | |
| Intermountain Health St. Mary's Regional Hospital | Grand Junction | 13 | $131,915 | $23,324 | |
| AdventHealth Porter | Denver | 18 | $153,574 | $23,506 | |
| Medical Center of the Rockies | Loveland | 24 | $124,174 | $24,089 | |
| Sky Ridge Medical Center | Lone Tree | 14 | $293,671 | $24,824 | |
| AdventHealth Parker | Parker | 13 | $218,997 | $25,510 | |
| Mercy Regional Medical Center | Durango | 15 | $184,724 | $28,454 | |
| Orthocolorado Hosp at St Anthony Med Campus | Lakewood | 20 | $107,313 | $29,310 | |
| University of Colorado Hospital Authority | Aurora | 34 | $221,628 | $32,180 | |
| Centura Health-St Anthony Hospital | Lakewood | 17 | $175,254 | $34,480 |
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.