US Health Care Costs

Single Level Spinal Fusion Except Cervical Without Mcc in South Carolina

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

$85,334average hospital bill
$21,347average amount paid

One South Carolina hospital reported enough Medicare stays of this kind in 2024 to be listed. It billed an average of $85,334, about 4.0 times what was actually paid. Compare other states.

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

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Bon Secours-St Francis Xavier HospitalCharleston11$85,334$21,347

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.