US Health Care Costs

Single Level Spinal Fusion Except Cervical Without Mcc in New Jersey

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

$134,342average hospital bill
$39,076average amount paid

One New Jersey hospital reported enough Medicare stays of this kind in 2024 to be listed. It billed an average of $134,342, about 3.4 times what was actually paid. Compare other states.

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

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Morristown Medical CenterMorristown13$134,342$39,076

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.