Single Level Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion Except Cervical in California

MS-DRG 402: Single level combined anterior and posterior spinal fusion except cervical

$352,430typical hospital bill

$57,069typical amount paid

$35,470–$62,960range paid across 6 hospitals

California hospitals billed Medicare a typical $352,430 for this stay in 2024, about 6.2 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)

Hospital	City	Medicare stays	Billed	Paid
Hoag Orthopedic Institute	Irvine	16	$201,535	$35,470
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center	Los Angeles	14	$481,351	$46,491
Scripps Green Hospital	La Jolla	24	$425,160	$54,220
Keck Hospital of Usc	Los Angeles	14	$255,301	$59,918
Stanford Health Care	Stanford	15	$401,554	$60,293
Ucsf Medical Center	San Francisco	16	$303,306	$62,960

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.