US Health Care Costs

Cervical Spinal Fusion Without Cc/Mcc in Colorado

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

$109,794average hospital bill
$17,823average amount paid

One Colorado hospital reported enough Medicare stays of this kind in 2024 to be listed. It billed an average of $109,794, about 6.2 times what was actually paid. Compare other states.

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Medical Center of the RockiesLoveland11$109,794$17,823

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.