Spinal fusion (lower or mid back) in Florida
MS-DRG 460: Spinal fusion except cervical without mcc
$222,836typical hospital bill
$27,604typical amount paid
$18,840–$41,935range paid across 48 hospitals
Florida hospitals billed Medicare a typical $222,836 for this stay in 2024, about 8.1 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 | Cash price | Insurers (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delray Medical Center | Delray Beach | 42 | $382,960 | $18,840 | – | – | |
| Jupiter Medical Center | Jupiter | 21 | $145,759 | $22,370 | – | – | |
| HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital | Port Charlotte | 15 | $324,546 | $23,142 | – | – | |
| HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital | Sarasota | 11 | $241,684 | $23,229 | – | – | |
| Orlando Health Melbourne Hospital | Melbourne | 12 | $265,438 | $24,110 | – | – | |
| Physicians Regional Medical Center - Pine Ridge | Naples | 31 | $383,887 | $24,786 | – | – | |
| Morton Plant Hospital | Clearwater | 15 | $162,220 | $24,878 | – | – | |
| Orlando Health South Lake Hospital | Clermont | 21 | $252,367 | $24,881 | – | – | |
| AdventHealth Waterman | Tavares | 28 | $148,578 | $25,299 | – | – | |
| AdventHealth Wesley Chapel | Wesley Chapel | 14 | $279,431 | $25,369 | – | – | |
| Baptist Hospital | Pensacola | 14 | $170,220 | $25,716 | – | – | |
| Naples Community Hospital | Naples | 29 | $98,363 | $26,092 | – | – | |
| Ascension Sacred Heart Bay | Panama City | 16 | $167,880 | $26,215 | – | – | |
| Boca Raton Regional Hospital | Boca Raton | 26 | $181,851 | $26,305 | – | – | |
| Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast | Miramar Beach | 27 | $175,165 | $26,681 | – | – | |
| Halifax Health Medical Center | Daytona Beach | 11 | $191,685 | $26,689 | – | – | |
| Ascension St Vincent's Southside | Jacksonville | 16 | $204,376 | $27,033 | – | – | |
| Gulf Coast Medical Center Lee Health | Fort Myers | 31 | $229,647 | $27,059 | – | – | |
| Cleveland Clinic Hospital | Weston | 14 | $124,296 | $27,078 | – | – | |
| Lakeland Regional Medical Center | Lakeland | 12 | $143,285 | $27,219 | – | – | |
| Sacred Heart Hospital | Pensacola | 18 | $151,681 | $27,390 | – | – | |
| Holmes Regional Medical Center | Melbourne | 62 | $228,047 | $27,429 | – | – | |
| Sarasota Memorial Hospital | Sarasota | 127 | $233,488 | $27,471 | – | – | |
| HCA Florida Trinity Hospital | Trinity | 11 | $334,376 | $27,478 | – | – | |
| Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center | Palm Beach Gardens | 14 | $413,183 | $27,731 | – | – | |
| Holy Cross Hospital | Ft Lauderdale | 20 | $116,514 | $27,830 | – | – | |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Jacksonville | Jacksonville | 54 | $205,400 | $28,167 | – | – | |
| Lee Memorial Hospital | Fort Myers | 13 | $222,191 | $28,294 | – | – | |
| Bethesda Hospital East | Boynton Beach | 17 | $234,497 | $28,296 | – | – | |
| HCA Florida North Florida Hospital | Gainesville | 46 | $290,297 | $28,654 | – | – | |
| HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital | Fort Pierce | 12 | $221,222 | $28,786 | – | – | |
| Flagler Hospital | Saint Augustine | 24 | $142,148 | $29,235 | – | – | |
| Cape Coral Hospital | Cape Coral | 19 | $172,561 | $29,276 | – | – | |
| Wellington Regional Medical Center | Wellington | 11 | $253,055 | $29,547 | – | – | |
| Marion Communtiy Hospital | Ocala | 22 | $330,097 | $29,660 | – | – | |
| Mount Sinai Medical Center of Florida, Inc | Miami Beach | 13 | $166,935 | $30,429 | – | – | |
| Memorial Regional Hospital | Hollywood | 11 | $123,260 | $30,656 | – | – | |
| HCA Florida Bayonet Point Hospital | Hudson | 24 | $223,481 | $31,472 | – | – | |
| HCA Florida JFK Hospital | Atlantis | 23 | $265,052 | $32,346 | – | – | |
| Tampa General Hospital | Tampa | 18 | $329,849 | $32,630 | – | Not in dollars (25 plans) | |
| St Mary's Medical Center | West Palm Beach | 14 | $315,274 | $32,937 | – | – | |
| Orlando Health | Orlando | 71 | $313,382 | $34,491 | – | – | |
| Mayo Clinic | Jacksonville | 36 | $109,086 | $34,944 | – | – | |
| AdventHealth Carrollwood | Tampa | 22 | $370,300 | $34,951 | – | – | |
| UF Health Shands Hospital | Gainesville | 44 | $131,954 | $36,379 | – | – | |
| AdventHealth Orlando | Orlando | 60 | $247,141 | $37,571 | – | – | |
| HCA Florida Brandon Hospital | Brandon | 26 | $327,185 | $39,048 | – | – | |
| Jackson Health System | Miami | 32 | $97,190 | $41,935 | $39,833 | $46,409$35,651–$74,816 · 44 plans |
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.