Spinal Fusion Except Cervical with Spinal Curvature, Malignancy, Infection or Extensive in California

MS-DRG 457: Spinal fusion except cervical with spinal curvature, malignancy, infection or extensive

$459,840typical hospital bill

$82,474typical amount paid

$55,541–$104,171range paid across 10 hospitals

California hospitals billed Medicare a typical $459,840 for this stay in 2024, about 5.6 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)

Hospital	City	Medicare stays	Billed	Paid
Hoag Orthopedic Institute	Irvine	12	$233,970	$55,541
Huntington Hospital	Pasadena	14	$404,723	$64,116
Scripps Green Hospital	La Jolla	13	$514,956	$74,418
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center	Los Angeles	33	$807,524	$79,529
Providence St. Joseph Hospital	Orange	13	$207,891	$80,997
Keck Hospital of Usc	Los Angeles	18	$383,285	$83,951
University of California Davis Medical Center	Sacramento	25	$585,412	$87,753
Uci Health-Orange	Orange	14	$319,857	$89,147
Stanford Health Care	Stanford	32	$557,011	$94,500
Ucsf Medical Center	San Francisco	54	$552,042	$104,171

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.