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Back and Neck Procedures Except Spinal Fusion without with Complications/with major complications Cost in Pennsylvania

Medicare DRG 520. What each hospital charges and what Medicare pays.

Avg charge in PA
$78,418
Range (lowest–highest)
$58,908$105,238
Avg Medicare pays
$11,620
Hospitals
5
HospitalStaysAvg chargeAvg total payment
HOSPITAL OF UNIV OF PENNSYLVANIA · PHILADELPHIA13$105,238$17,228
PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL · PHILADELPHIA13$86,080$13,881
THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL · PHILADELPHIA11$76,555$15,502
LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL · ALLENTOWN12$65,307$12,459
PAOLI HOSPITAL · PAOLI15$58,908$10,187

Source: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service. The "charge" is the hospital's list price; "total payment" is what it actually received. Medicare fee-for-service inpatient stays only. A hospital with very few stays for this DRG may not appear (CMS suppresses counts under 11).