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

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

$309,037typical hospital bill

$53,220typical amount paid

$51,694–$77,692range paid across 4 hospitals

Virginia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $309,037 for this stay in 2024, about 5.8 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
Reston Hospital Center	Reston	13	$286,788	$51,694
Bon Secours St Marys Hospital	Richmond	21	$388,583	$51,724
Carilion Medical Center	Roanoke	15	$213,328	$54,715
University of Virginia Medical Center	Charlottesville	20	$331,286	$77,692

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.