Cervical Spinal Fusion Without Cc/Mcc in Arizona

MS-DRG 473: Cervical spinal fusion without cc/mcc

$100,300typical hospital bill

$19,352typical amount paid

$17,459–$31,462range paid across 6 hospitals

Arizona hospitals billed Medicare a typical $100,300 for this stay in 2024, about 5.2 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
The Core Institute Specialty Hosp	Phoenix	31	$97,706	$17,459
Honorhealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center	Scottsdale	17	$179,421	$19,160
Honorhealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center	Scottsdale	16	$157,979	$19,254
Arizona Spine and Joint Hospital	Mesa	12	$102,893	$19,450
Tucson Medical Center	Tucson	13	$80,125	$21,603
Flagstaff Medical Center	Flagstaff	18	$64,356	$31,462

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.