Inpatient stay · MS-DRG 454 · Surgery or procedure

Combined anterior and posterior spinal fusion with CC

In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $59,319 per stay at 491 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $46,725 and $64,536.

Also known as: Spinal fusion, back surgery, spine surgery

National figures, 2024

Average payment per case: $59,319
Typical range (middle half of hospitals): $46,725–$64,536
Medicare’s share: $49,52983% of the payment
Average billed charge: $289,584
Hospitals reporting: 49113,779 stays

Hospitals in Pennsylvania

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Average payment across these 22 hospitals: $57,542National $59,319 · Pennsylvania $57,542
Median hospital: $54,651
Lowest to highest: $43,609–$87,225
Medicare stays: 563

22 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024. Download as CSV

Medicare payments per case for Combined anterior and posterior spinal fusion with CC by hospital, 2024
Hospital	Cases	Average payment	vs national average	Medicare paid	Billed charge
Riddle Memorial HospitalMedia, PA · CCN 390222	20	$43,609	26% below the national average	$42,058	$113,375
Paoli HospitalPaoli, PA · CCN 390153	27	$45,080	24% below the national average	$40,205	$187,977
Meadville Medical CenterMeadville, PA · CCN 390113	14	$45,197	24% below the national average	$43,457	$82,958
Lancaster General HospitalLancaster, PA · CCN 390100	17	$45,446	23% below the national average	$43,778	$120,827
Chester County HospitalWest Chester, PA · CCN 390179	20	$46,443	22% below the national average	$41,616	$163,877
UPMC WilliamsportWilliamsport, PA · CCN 390045	13	$46,685	21% below the national average	$38,650	$212,967
Forbes HospitalMonroeville, PA · CCN 390267	16	$47,427	20% below the national average	$41,203	$157,829
Bryn Mawr HospitalBryn Mawr, PA · CCN 390139	23	$49,328	17% below the national average	$43,449	$133,220
Wellspan York HospitalYork, PA · CCN 390046	12	$52,064	12% below the national average	$49,933	$257,134
Main Line Hospital LankenauWynnewood, PA · CCN 390195	12	$52,820	11% below the national average	$50,637	$137,161
Mount Nittany Medical CenterState College, PA · CCN 390268	47	$53,770	About average	$52,032	$141,882
Lehigh Valley HospitalAllentown, PA · CCN 390133	56	$55,533	About average	$46,431	$314,917
UPMC Presbyterian ShadysidePittsburgh, PA · CCN 390164	37	$55,566	About average	$50,314	$380,287
Pennsylvania HospitalPhiladelphia, PA · CCN 390226	30	$56,454	About average	$47,434	$253,471
Allegheny General HospitalPittsburgh, PA · CCN 390050	31	$56,558	About average	$49,846	$156,348
Geisinger Medical CenterDanville, PA · CCN 390006	13	$62,216	About average	$50,009	$437,324
Penn Presbyterian Medical CenterPhiladelphia, PA · CCN 390223	13	$62,488	About average	$52,183	$282,566
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical CenterWilkes Barre, PA · CCN 390270	13	$63,698	About average	$43,468	$434,819
Hospital Of University Of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA · CCN 390111	18	$65,887	11% above the national average	$50,906	$282,589
Milton S Hershey Medical CenterHershey, PA · CCN 390256	20	$68,514	16% above the national average	$55,139	$309,146
Thomas Jefferson University HospitalPhiladelphia, PA · CCN 390174	100	$71,090	20% above the national average	$55,506	$235,180
Penn State Health Lancaster Medical CenterLancaster, PA · CCN 390339	11	$87,225	47% above the national average	$47,888	$318,575

National trend

Average payment and billed charge per stay, and how many Medicare stays were reported each year.

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2020: 16,157 stays at 530 hospitals · 2021: 16,467 stays at 509 hospitals · 2022: 17,860 stays at 570 hospitals · 2023: 19,004 stays at 587 hospitals · 2024: 13,779 stays at 491 hospitals

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National average payment and billed charge for Combined anterior and posterior spinal fusion with CC
Year of care	Average payment	Average billed charge
2020	$52K	$228K
2021	$54K	$244K
2022	$55K	$261K
2023	$57K	$276K
2024	$59K	$290K

By state, 2024

Case-weighted average payment across each state’s reporting hospitals, lowest first.

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Average payment by state for Combined anterior and posterior spinal fusion with CC, 2024
State	Hospitals	Cases	Average payment	Typical range
Mississippi	1	12	$41,139	$41,139–$41,139
Louisiana	5	150	$42,824	$38,762–$50,171
West Virginia	1	13	$43,266	$43,266–$43,266
Alabama	10	190	$43,403	$38,740–$44,676
Nebraska	5	149	$45,044	$43,027–$46,070
North Dakota	4	66	$45,602	$44,285–$46,214
Kansas	9	219	$46,229	$39,656–$51,712
Oklahoma	8	229	$46,658	$39,595–$46,022
Arkansas	3	76	$46,683	$42,140–$48,632
Tennessee	15	433	$48,308	$44,966–$51,245
Utah	7	177	$48,718	$47,079–$48,375
South Dakota	4	75	$48,875	$43,706–$56,740
Indiana	12	235	$50,513	$44,154–$52,390
Idaho	3	132	$51,207	$51,212–$52,570
Florida	40	1,080	$51,655	$44,352–$55,483
Vermont	1	12	$52,123	$52,123–$52,123
Iowa	2	57	$52,238	$44,831–$51,696
South Carolina	11	214	$52,374	$45,324–$55,695
Missouri	10	247	$52,630	$42,957–$48,184
Montana	2	30	$53,205	$51,598–$55,981
North Carolina	16	492	$53,600	$49,744–$56,106
Ohio	19	637	$54,526	$47,162–$59,494
Kentucky	4	161	$55,562	$49,647–$61,347
Delaware	1	56	$55,637	$55,637–$55,637
Michigan	18	345	$55,769	$47,846–$57,172
Colorado	14	490	$55,789	$50,431–$63,036
Wisconsin	5	88	$56,371	$50,440–$61,252
Texas	36	1,168	$56,531	$43,999–$59,171
Pennsylvania	22	563	$57,542	$46,871–$62,420
Virginia	16	508	$57,588	$45,890–$67,364
Nevada	4	108	$57,897	$56,490–$59,286
Georgia	14	304	$58,015	$48,226–$64,755
Arizona	17	458	$58,251	$50,499–$58,476
Minnesota	13	464	$59,096	$46,269–$52,763
Oregon	7	150	$62,381	$58,332–$64,869
New Jersey	3	72	$62,408	$60,419–$63,765
Rhode Island	2	40	$62,518	$61,549–$68,007
Washington	15	352	$63,129	$54,996–$67,386
Illinois	17	432	$63,620	$49,705–$72,518
Massachusetts	11	323	$64,886	$54,568–$71,231
New Mexico	1	11	$71,657	$71,657–$71,657
District of Columbia	3	98	$72,940	$69,921–$73,171
Maryland	8	284	$73,655	$54,785–$88,270
Connecticut	7	149	$74,363	$67,835–$78,241
California	44	1,512	$77,041	$63,620–$80,973
Alaska	2	75	$78,824	$67,362–$77,536
New York	19	643	$79,008	$54,250–$83,472

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.