Multiple level spinal fusion except cervical without MCC
In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $40,741 per stay at 51 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $33,086 and $45,896.
Also known as: Spinal fusion, back surgery, spine surgery
National figures, 2024
- Average payment per case
- $40,741
- Typical range (middle half of hospitals)
- $33,086–$45,896
- Medicare’s share
- $35,064
- Average billed charge
- $184,728
- Hospitals reporting
- 51
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51 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024; showing 1–50. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas Spine & Specialty Hospital, LLC | 27 | $25,640 | 37% below the national average | $24,129 | $87,712 |
| Parkwest Medical Center | 14 | $25,832 | 37% below the national average | $24,317 | $125,655 |
| Oklahoma Spine Hospital | 14 | $27,259 | 33% below the national average | $20,096 | $119,355 |
| Saint Thomas Hospital For Spinal Surgery | 34 | $27,635 | 32% below the national average | $24,419 | $78,370 |
| Community Hospital, LLC | 12 | $28,903 | 29% below the national average | $23,493 | $137,978 |
| Baylor Scott & White Texas Spine & Joint Hospital | 15 | $29,870 | 27% below the national average | $23,429 | $91,584 |
| Sarasota Memorial Hospital | 15 | $30,563 | 25% below the national average | $29,117 | $255,287 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round Rock | 11 | $30,728 | 25% below the national average | $29,068 | $85,995 |
| Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center | 11 | $31,239 | 23% below the national average | $29,079 | $217,152 |
| Beaumont Hospital, Troy | 19 | $31,803 | 22% below the national average | $24,664 | $113,150 |
| Longview Regional Medical Center | 17 | $32,014 | 21% below the national average | $25,649 | $353,020 |
| Bronson Methodist Hospital | 18 | $32,606 | 20% below the national average | $29,113 | $56,438 |
| Riverside Methodist Hospital | 12 | $32,770 | 20% below the national average | $30,804 | $127,620 |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest F | 20 | $33,403 | 18% below the national average | $24,383 | $113,524 |
| Medical City Plano | 11 | $33,445 | 18% below the national average | $31,803 | $727,296 |
| Norton Hospitals, Inc | 16 | $33,541 | 18% below the national average | $27,730 | $260,883 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital | 20 | $34,741 | 15% below the national average | $31,463 | $204,461 |
| AdventHealth Orlando | 11 | $35,289 | 13% below the national average | $27,522 | $268,882 |
| NorthShore University HealthSystem - Evanston Hospital | 11 | $36,256 | 11% below the national average | $34,268 | $150,884 |
| Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak | 16 | $36,256 | 11% below the national average | $33,593 | $117,554 |
| Christiana Hospital | 36 | $36,616 | 10% below the national average | $32,161 | $135,993 |
| Ascension St Vincent Hospital | 11 | $36,704 | About average | $34,316 | $224,000 |
| University Of Iowa Hospital & Clinics | 23 | $37,457 | About average | $34,303 | $141,470 |
| Pennsylvania Hospital | 17 | $37,681 | About average | $35,494 | $132,827 |
| University Of Maryland St Joseph Medical Center | 11 | $38,322 | About average | $36,690 | $43,590 |
| Holmes Regional Medical Center | 11 | $38,366 | About average | $25,371 | $254,083 |
| Cleveland Clinic | 20 | $38,699 | About average | $32,002 | $126,326 |
| University Of Utah Hospital And Clinics | 13 | $38,984 | About average | $35,626 | $83,854 |
| Houston Methodist Hospital | 13 | $39,151 | About average | $34,818 | $362,392 |
| Spectrum Health | 12 | $39,158 | About average | $30,355 | $122,367 |
| University Of Alabama Hospital | 13 | $40,208 | About average | $25,080 | $183,255 |
| Duke University Hospital | 13 | $41,801 | About average | $37,164 | $140,499 |
| Carolinas Medical Center/Behavioral Health | 28 | $42,398 | About average | $28,812 | $223,028 |
| MUSC Medical Center | 12 | $42,628 | About average | $37,654 | $238,133 |
| Thomas Jefferson University Hospital | 17 | $43,126 | About average | $39,168 | $180,274 |
| Morristown Medical Center | 15 | $43,681 | About average | $34,103 | $215,796 |
| Dupont Hospital LLC | 11 | $44,042 | About average | $35,373 | $435,997 |
| New England Baptist Hospital | 16 | $45,631 | 12% above the national average | $32,702 | $107,324 |
| Lehigh Valley Hospital | 11 | $46,161 | 13% above the national average | $29,980 | $280,372 |
| New York-Presbyterian Hospital | 12 | $46,675 | 15% above the national average | $43,288 | $235,756 |
| Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester | 25 | $48,556 | 19% above the national average | $41,734 | $123,356 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital | 11 | $48,954 | 20% above the national average | $45,734 | $147,291 |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | 17 | $49,152 | 21% above the national average | $45,409 | $575,784 |
| Brigham And Women's Hospital | 12 | $49,294 | 21% above the national average | $42,228 | $117,221 |
| MedStar Georgetown University Hospital | 33 | $51,289 | 26% above the national average | $43,764 | $182,877 |
| Hospital For Special Surgery | 21 | $53,192 | 31% above the national average | $43,661 | $248,998 |
| MedStar Union Memorial Hospital | 16 | $56,817 | 39% above the national average | $48,425 | $63,487 |
| Nyu Langone Hospitals | 17 | $57,253 | 41% above the national average | $52,879 | $402,751 |
| The Johns Hopkins Hospital | 14 | $60,231 | 48% above the national average | $53,733 | $61,873 |
| UCSF Medical Center | 13 | $67,276 | 65% above the national average | $62,140 | $372,470 |
By state, 2024
Case-weighted average payment across each state’s reporting hospitals, lowest first.
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| State | Hospitals | Cases | Average payment | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas | 1 | 27 | $25,640 | $25,640–$25,640 |
| Oklahoma | 2 | 26 | $28,018 | $27,670–$28,492 |
| Tennessee | 3 | 68 | $29,354 | $26,733–$31,188 |
| South Dakota | 1 | 11 | $31,239 | $31,239–$31,239 |
| Texas | 6 | 87 | $33,048 | $31,050–$33,435 |
| Kentucky | 1 | 16 | $33,541 | $33,541–$33,541 |
| Florida | 3 | 37 | $34,288 | $32,926–$36,828 |
| Michigan | 4 | 65 | $34,479 | $32,405–$36,981 |
| Illinois | 1 | 11 | $36,256 | $36,256–$36,256 |
| Ohio | 2 | 32 | $36,475 | $34,252–$37,217 |
| Delaware | 1 | 36 | $36,616 | $36,616–$36,616 |
| Iowa | 1 | 23 | $37,457 | $37,457–$37,457 |
| Utah | 1 | 13 | $38,984 | $38,984–$38,984 |
| Alabama | 1 | 13 | $40,208 | $40,208–$40,208 |
| Indiana | 2 | 22 | $40,373 | $38,538–$42,207 |
| Pennsylvania | 3 | 45 | $41,811 | $40,404–$44,644 |
| North Carolina | 2 | 41 | $42,209 | $41,950–$42,249 |
| South Carolina | 1 | 12 | $42,628 | $42,628–$42,628 |
| New Jersey | 1 | 15 | $43,681 | $43,681–$43,681 |
| Massachusetts | 3 | 39 | $47,696 | $47,293–$49,124 |
| Minnesota | 1 | 25 | $48,556 | $48,556–$48,556 |
| District of Columbia | 1 | 33 | $51,289 | $51,289–$51,289 |
| New York | 3 | 50 | $53,009 | $49,934–$55,223 |
| California | 2 | 30 | $57,006 | $53,683–$62,745 |
| Maryland | 4 | 62 | $63,393 | $52,193–$66,084 |
About these numbers
Average payment is what Medicare paid plus the patient’s deductible and coinsurance (and any other insurer), averaged over the hospital’s Medicare cases. It covers the hospital’s part of the care; doctors bill separately. Billed charges are the hospital’s list prices, which few patients pay.
Medicare sets its payments by formula, adjusting for local wages, teaching programs, the share of low-income patients and unusually costly cases. Those adjustments drive most differences between hospitals, so a lower payment doesn’t mean better or worse care, and Medicare patients’ own costs usually vary much less than the totals. Private insurance pays different, usually higher, prices.
Source: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service (Medicare fee-for-service claims). CMS omits hospitals with fewer than 11 stays. More in the glossary.