US Health Care Costs

Spinal Fusion Except Cervical with Mcc in Ohio

MS-DRG 459: Spinal fusion except cervical with mcc

$225,216typical hospital bill
$52,469typical amount paid
$49,919–$55,018range paid across 2 hospitals

Ohio hospitals billed Medicare a typical $225,216 for this stay in 2024, about 4.3 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)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Miami Valley HospitalDayton12$242,328$49,919
Cleveland ClinicCleveland11$208,104$55,018

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.