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Spinal fusion (lower or mid back) in Maine

MS-DRG 460: Spinal fusion except cervical without mcc

$95,039average hospital bill
$26,574average amount paid

One Maine hospital reported enough Medicare stays of this kind in 2024 to be listed. It billed an average of $95,039, about 3.6 times what was actually paid. Compare other states.

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

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical CenterBangor14$95,039$26,574

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.