US Health Care Costs

Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion with Mcc in Florida

MS-DRG 453: Combined anterior and posterior spinal fusion with mcc

$476,202typical hospital bill
$80,040typical amount paid
$65,826–$89,444range paid across 5 hospitals

Florida hospitals billed Medicare a typical $476,202 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 staysBilledPaidCash priceInsurers (median)
AdventHealth OrlandoOrlando17$476,202$65,826
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UF Health Shands HospitalGainesville12$284,802$75,654
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Orlando HealthOrlando21$758,554$80,040
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Mayo ClinicJacksonville12$208,158$80,074
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Holmes Regional Medical CenterMelbourne11$600,119$89,444
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Jackson Health SystemMiami–––$52,770$96,730$80,018–$173,142 · 44 plans
Tampa General HospitalTampa––––Not in dollars (25 plans)

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.