US Health Care Costs

Spinal Fusion Except Cervical with Spinal Curvature, Malignancy, Infection or Extensive in Maryland

MS-DRG 456: Spinal fusion except cervical with spinal curvature, malignancy, infection or extensive

$144,069average hospital bill
$126,230average amount paid

One Maryland hospital reported enough Medicare stays of this kind in 2024 to be listed. It billed an average of $144,069, about 1.1 times what was actually paid. Compare other states.

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

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
The Johns Hopkins HospitalBaltimore14$144,069$126,230

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.