US Health Care Costs

Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion Without Cc/Mcc in New Mexico

MS-DRG 455: Combined anterior and posterior spinal fusion without cc/mcc

$292,442average hospital bill
$33,328average amount paid

One New Mexico hospital reported enough Medicare stays of this kind in 2024 to be listed. It billed an average of $292,442, about 8.8 times what was actually paid. Compare other states.

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

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Lovelace Medical CenterAlbuquerque25$292,442$33,328

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.