US Health Care Costs

Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion Without Cc/Mcc in West Virginia

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

$148,177average hospital bill
$46,184average amount paid

One West Virginia hospital reported enough Medicare stays of this kind in 2024 to be listed. It billed an average of $148,177, about 3.2 times what was actually paid. Compare other states.

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

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
West Virginia University Hospitals, IncMorgantown11$148,177$46,184

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.