Single Level Spinal Fusion Except Cervical Without Mcc in California

MS-DRG 451: Single level spinal fusion except cervical without mcc

$151,781typical hospital bill

$32,782typical amount paid

$29,741–$43,107range paid across 6 hospitals

California hospitals billed Medicare a typical $151,781 for this stay in 2024, about 4.6 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	13	$131,089	$29,741
Saint John's Health Center	Santa Monica	14	$120,024	$30,575
Sutter Roseville Medical Center	Roseville	15	$154,855	$32,088
Eisenhower Medical Center	Rancho Mirage	12	$148,706	$33,476
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center	Los Angeles	16	$476,630	$36,813
University of California Davis Medical Center	Sacramento	13	$337,494	$43,107

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.