US Health Care Costs

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

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

$246,030typical hospital bill
$34,492typical amount paid
$29,897–$41,549range paid across 4 hospitals

Florida hospitals billed Medicare a typical $246,030 for this stay in 2024, about 7.1 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)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaidCash priceInsurers (median)
Baptist HospitalPensacola11$184,865$29,897
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AdventHealth OrlandoOrlando26$294,754$34,441
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Baptist Health Medical Center - JacksonvilleJacksonville15$199,729$34,542
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Marion Communtiy HospitalOcala12$292,331$41,549
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Jackson Health SystemMiami–––$119,409$43,887$35,591–$102,713 · 44 plans
Tampa General HospitalTampa––––$70,121$49,200–$97,833 · 19 plans
UF Health Shands HospitalGainesville––––$47,951$21,205–$63,753 · 18 plans

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.