US Health Care Costs

Cervical Spinal Fusion with Cc in New Hampshire

MS-DRG 472: Cervical spinal fusion with cc

$93,943typical hospital bill
$28,831typical amount paid
$24,689–$32,973range paid across 2 hospitals

New Hampshire hospitals billed Medicare a typical $93,943 for this stay in 2024, about 3.3 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
Southern Nh Medical CenterNashua12$71,154$24,689
Mary Hitchcock Memorial HospitalLebanon21$116,733$32,973

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.