US Health Care Costs

Spinal fusion (lower or mid back) in Vermont

MS-DRG 460: Spinal fusion except cervical without mcc

$107,010average hospital bill
$26,442average amount paid

One Vermont hospital reported enough Medicare stays of this kind in 2024 to be listed. It billed an average of $107,010, about 4.0 times what was actually paid. Compare other states.

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

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Univ. of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health CareBurlington35$107,010$26,442

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.