US Health Care Costs

Cervical Spinal Fusion with Cc in Texas

MS-DRG 472: Cervical spinal fusion with cc

$144,100typical hospital bill
$24,469typical amount paid
$18,559–$35,805range paid across 43 hospitals

Texas hospitals billed Medicare a typical $144,100 for this stay in 2024, about 5.9 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)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Kell West Regional HospitalWichita Falls27$34,654$18,559
South Texas Spine and Surgical HospitalSan Antonio26$98,283$18,992
The Hospital at Westlake Medical CenterAustin11$190,268$19,018
Baylor Surgical Hospital at Las ColinasIrving13$46,455$19,413
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center PlanoPlano12$93,081$19,624
Sierra Medical CenterEl Paso12$286,825$19,811
Chi St Lukes Lakeside HospitalThe Woodlands30$140,083$20,129
Shannon Medical CenterSan Angelo18$153,129$20,417
Baylor Scott & White Texas Spine & Joint HospitalTyler30$73,057$20,682
Baylor Scott and White Surgical Hospital FortworthFort Worth70$64,898$21,533
Baylor Scott and White Medical Center UptownDallas11$55,019$21,667
Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort WorthFort Worth26$89,901$21,693
Christus Santa Rosa Medical CenterSan Antonio22$171,014$21,721
Bsa HospitalAmarillo11$96,216$21,919
Christus Mother Frances HospitalTyler11$232,923$22,110
Ut Health East Texas Tyler Regional HospitalTyler31$144,100$22,215
Texas Orthopedic HospitalHouston39$224,830$22,366
Ut of Texas Southwestern University Hospital - William P. Clements Jr.Dallas12$89,074$22,819
St David's Medical CenterAustin26$204,086$23,475
Houston Methodist Sugarland HospitalSugar Land22$211,798$24,000
Baptist Medical CenterSan Antonio16$309,658$24,373
Medical City Fort WorthFort Worth50$376,031$24,469
Ascension Seton Medical Center AustinAustin32$284,854$24,506
Round Rock Medical CenterRound Rock13$315,604$24,507
United Regional Health Care SystemWichita Falls11$80,411$24,590
Memorial Hermann Hospital SystemHouston42$105,152$24,939
Methodist Mansfield Medical CenterMansfield11$87,797$24,960
Methodist HospitalSan Antonio15$197,241$25,526
Hendrick Medical CenterAbilene25$302,839$25,719
Medical City Dallas HospitalDallas27$250,138$25,785
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round RockRound Rock19$68,388$25,997
Medical City PlanoPlano59$392,939$25,998
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital RockwallRockwall12$79,182$26,538
Christus St Michael Health SystemTexarkana11$152,647$26,917
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital PlanoPlano13$86,348$27,477
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - TempleTemple15$78,646$28,457
Methodist Dallas Medical CenterDallas15$91,258$28,564
Christus Spohn Hospital Corpus ChristiCorpus Christi18$152,638$28,804
Houston Methodist HospitalHouston51$239,812$30,589
Methodist Hospital for SurgeryAddison26$76,143$30,732
Methodist Hospital Stone OakSan Antonio32$221,761$31,154
Baylor University Medical CenterDallas24$71,326$31,802
Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical CenterHouston15$187,617$35,805

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.