US Health Care Costs

Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion Without Cc/Mcc in Oregon

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

$147,428typical hospital bill
$48,993typical amount paid
$39,537–$55,082range paid across 5 hospitals

Oregon hospitals billed Medicare a typical $147,428 for this stay in 2024, about 3.0 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
McKenzie-Willamette Medical CenterSpringfield15$161,418$39,537
Sacred Heart Medical Center - RiverbendSpringfield22$172,508$42,539
St Charles Medical Center - BendBend36$147,428$48,993
Providence Medford Medical CenterMedford14$107,933$51,282
Good Samaritan Regional Medical CenterCorvallis14$102,160$55,082

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.