US Health Care Costs

Multiple Level Spinal Fusion Except Cervical Without Mcc in Iowa

MS-DRG 448: Multiple level spinal fusion except cervical without mcc

$141,470average hospital bill
$37,457average amount paid

One Iowa hospital reported enough Medicare stays of this kind in 2024 to be listed. It billed an average of $141,470, about 3.8 times what was actually paid. Compare other states.

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

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
University of Iowa Hospital & ClinicsIowa City23$141,470$37,457

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.