US Health Care Costs

Single Level Spinal Fusion Except Cervical Without Mcc in Georgia

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

$329,943average hospital bill
$31,908average amount paid

One Georgia hospital reported enough Medicare stays of this kind in 2024 to be listed. It billed an average of $329,943, about 10.3 times what was actually paid. Compare other states.

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

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Burke Medical CenterWaynesboro11$329,943$31,908

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.