US Health Care Costs

Spinal Fusion Except Cervical with Mcc in South Carolina

MS-DRG 459: Spinal fusion except cervical with mcc

$488,948average hospital bill
$47,590average amount paid

One South Carolina hospital reported enough Medicare stays of this kind in 2024 to be listed. It billed an average of $488,948, about 10.3 times what was actually paid. Compare other states.

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

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Grand Strand Regional Medical CenterMyrtle Beach15$488,948$47,590

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.