US Health Care Costs

Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion with Mcc in Georgia

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

$610,781average hospital bill
$116,070average amount paid

One Georgia hospital reported enough Medicare stays of this kind in 2024 to be listed. It billed an average of $610,781, about 5.3 times what was actually paid. Compare other states.

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

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Piedmont Hospital, IncAtlanta14$610,781$116,070

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.