US Health Care Costs

Single Level Spinal Fusion Except Cervical Without Mcc in Iowa

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

$132,608average hospital bill
$28,882average amount paid

One Iowa hospital reported enough Medicare stays of this kind in 2024 to be listed. It billed an average of $132,608, about 4.6 times what was actually paid. Compare other states.

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

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
University of Iowa Hospital & ClinicsIowa City13$132,608$28,882

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.