US Health Care Costs

Spinal Fusion Except Cervical with Mcc in Tennessee

MS-DRG 459: Spinal fusion except cervical with mcc

$214,250average hospital bill
$46,982average amount paid

One Tennessee hospital reported enough Medicare stays of this kind in 2024 to be listed. It billed an average of $214,250, about 4.6 times what was actually paid. Compare other states.

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

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Ascension Saint Thomas HospitalNashville14$214,250$46,982

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.