US Health Care Costs

Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion Without Cc/Mcc in North Dakota

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

$92,611average hospital bill
$33,399average amount paid

One North Dakota hospital reported enough Medicare stays of this kind in 2024 to be listed. It billed an average of $92,611, about 2.8 times what was actually paid. Compare other states.

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

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Chi St Alexius HealthBismarck15$92,611$33,399

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.