US Health Care Costs

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

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

$120,821average hospital bill
$31,933average amount paid

One Georgia hospital reported enough Medicare stays of this kind in 2024 to be listed. It billed an average of $120,821, about 3.8 times what was actually paid. Compare other states.

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

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
St Mary's HospitalAthens12$120,821$31,933

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.