US Health Care Costs

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

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

$315,716average hospital bill
$98,671average amount paid

One Pennsylvania hospital reported enough Medicare stays of this kind in 2024 to be listed. It billed an average of $315,716, about 3.2 times what was actually paid. Compare other states.

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

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Thomas Jefferson University HospitalPhiladelphia12$315,716$98,671

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.