US Health Care Costs

Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion with Cc in Oregon

MS-DRG 454: Combined anterior and posterior spinal fusion with cc

$172,774typical hospital bill
$61,913typical amount paid
$54,212–$68,964range paid across 7 hospitals

Oregon hospitals billed Medicare a typical $172,774 for this stay in 2024, about 2.8 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
Legacy Meridian Park Medical CenterTualatin11$105,157$54,212
McKenzie-Willamette Medical CenterSpringfield31$172,774$54,793
Providence St Vincent Medical CenterPortland18$135,280$61,871
Providence Medford Medical CenterMedford16$151,572$61,913
Ohsu Hospital and ClinicsPortland16$228,371$64,364
St Charles Medical Center - BendBend20$183,633$65,374
Sacred Heart Medical Center - RiverbendSpringfield38$261,625$68,964

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.