Spinal Procedures with Complications or Spinal Neurostimulators — what U.S. hospitals charge
MS-DRG 029 · Inpatient stay · 33 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $113,804
Typical charge
$155,467
Dearest quarter
over $238,821
Actually paid
$39,125
The middle U.S. hospital bills $155,467 for Spinal Procedures with Complications or Spinal Neurostimulators. The dearest hospitals charge about 4.6x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $39,125 per case.
These are charges, not quotes. What you pay depends on your insurance and your own case. The figures matter because the charge is where an uninsured or out-of-network bill starts.
Spinal Procedures with Complications or Spinal Neurostimulators cost by state
The middle charge in each state where at least three hospitals publish a price, cheapest first.
| State | Hospitals | Typical charge | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 5 | $284,905 | $119,206 – $444,883 |
Where Spinal Procedures with Complications or Spinal Neurostimulators is charged least
Hospitals that performed it at least eleven times, so a single case cannot set the figure.
| Hospital | Charged | Actually paid |
|---|---|---|
|
Johns Hopkins Hospital, The
Baltimore, MD |
$49,687 | $44,015 |
|
Rhode Island Hospital
Providence, RI |
$54,035 | $36,079 |
|
Deaconess Hospital Inc
Evansville, IN |
$63,213 | $23,987 |
|
Bryan Medical Center
Lincoln, NE |
$73,998 | $26,453 |
|
University Of Maryland Medical Center
Baltimore, MD |
$74,817 | $69,012 |
|
Albany Medical Center Hospital
Albany, NY |
$83,501 | $36,390 |
|
Christiana Hospital
Newark, DE |
$87,109 | $31,750 |
|
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH |
$93,104 | $38,102 |
|
Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester
Rochester, MN |
$113,804 | $48,935 |
|
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA |
$115,477 | $37,820 |
|
Saint John's Health Center
Santa Monica, CA |
$119,206 | $33,594 |
|
Musc Medical Center
Charleston, SC |
$119,994 | $38,108 |
Where it is charged most
Hospitals that performed it at least eleven times, so a single case cannot set the figure.
| Hospital | Charged | Actually paid |
|---|---|---|
|
Hca-Healthone Dba Swedish Medical Center
Englewood, CO |
$711,373 | $27,903 |
|
Stanford Health Care
Stanford, CA |
$444,883 | $53,413 |
|
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA |
$372,004 | $40,293 |
|
Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside
Pittsburgh, PA |
$350,268 | $39,881 |
|
Ronald Reagan Ucla Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA |
$284,905 | $70,783 |
|
Ucsf Medical Center
San Francisco, CA |
$280,938 | $58,527 |
|
St Josephs Hospital And Medical Center
Phoenix, AZ |
$264,047 | $37,984 |
|
University Of Colorado Hospital Authority
Aurora, CO |
$248,239 | $35,877 |
|
Houston Methodist Hospital
Houston, TX |
$238,821 | $30,344 |
|
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN |
$204,666 | $38,202 |
|
Harborview Medical Center
Seattle, WA |
$202,798 | $52,441 |
|
Adventhealth Orlando
Orlando, FL |
$191,791 | $25,679 |
Questions people ask
What do U.S. hospitals charge for Spinal Procedures with Complications or Spinal Neurostimulators?
Across 33 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Spinal Procedures with Complications or Spinal Neurostimulators is $155,467. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $113,804 and the dearest quarter over $238,821.
Why do hospitals charge such different amounts for the same procedure?
Because a hospital charge is a list price it sets itself, not a regulated rate. For Spinal Procedures with Complications or Spinal Neurostimulators, the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 4.6x what the cheapest tenth charge for the same coded work. Insurers negotiate their own rates from those lists, which is why the charge and what is actually paid can be very far apart.
Is that what I would actually pay?
No. $39,125 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $190,934. If you have insurance, your plan pays a negotiated rate and you pay your deductible and coinsurance. If you are uninsured or out of network, the hospital's charge is where your bill starts — which is why the gap matters. Ask for a written good-faith estimate before treatment.
What this code covers
CMS records this work as MS-DRG 029: “SPINAL PROCEDURES WITH CC OR SPINAL NEUROSTIMULATORS”. A DRG covers a whole inpatient stay rather than a single item, so the charge includes the room, the procedure and the care around it. Codes that mention complications carry a different, usually higher price.