Spinal fusion except cervical with spinal curvature, malignancy, infection or extensive
In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $65,757 per stay at 82 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $50,822 and $72,488.
Also known as: Spinal fusion, back surgery, spine surgery
National figures, 2024
- Average payment per case
- $65,757
- Typical range (middle half of hospitals)
- $50,822–$72,488
- Medicare’s share
- $55,967
- Average billed charge
- $320,942
- Hospitals reporting
- 82
Compare hospitals
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82 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024; showing 51–82. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Josephs Hospital And Medical Center | 20 | $65,730 | About average | $52,405 | $364,473 |
| University Of Washington Medical Center | 15 | $65,822 | About average | $53,714 | $219,802 |
| Lenox Hill Hospital | 18 | $66,804 | About average | $62,054 | $356,353 |
| Mayo Clinic | 16 | $67,125 | About average | $45,588 | $193,199 |
| Emory University Hospital | 15 | $68,695 | About average | $45,064 | $131,698 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital | 39 | $68,950 | About average | $64,613 | $226,211 |
| Thomas Jefferson University Hospital | 28 | $69,944 | About average | $50,368 | $246,515 |
| Brigham And Women's Hospital | 28 | $70,122 | About average | $60,483 | $166,059 |
| Rush University Medical Center | 37 | $70,196 | About average | $64,644 | $211,363 |
| Houston Methodist Hospital | 11 | $70,427 | About average | $66,178 | $672,455 |
| MUSC Medical Center | 12 | $70,432 | About average | $59,478 | $259,438 |
| MedStar Georgetown University Hospital | 23 | $73,173 | 11% above the national average | $56,696 | $242,774 |
| Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin | 14 | $74,260 | 13% above the national average | $73,050 | $754,931 |
| Scripps Green Hospital | 13 | $74,418 | 13% above the national average | $69,236 | $514,956 |
| Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester | 31 | $75,526 | 15% above the national average | $60,663 | $186,230 |
| University Of Virginia Medical Center | 20 | $77,692 | 18% above the national average | $66,698 | $331,286 |
| O U Medical Center | 12 | $78,879 | 20% above the national average | $74,674 | $705,826 |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | 33 | $79,529 | 21% above the national average | $66,592 | $807,524 |
| Duke University Hospital | 25 | $79,922 | 22% above the national average | $48,943 | $241,445 |
| Providence St. Joseph Hospital | 13 | $80,997 | 23% above the national average | $49,199 | $207,891 |
| Barnes Jewish Hospital | 25 | $81,390 | 24% above the national average | $57,371 | $346,959 |
| Keck Hospital Of USC | 18 | $83,951 | 28% above the national average | $73,379 | $383,285 |
| University Of California Davis Medical Center | 25 | $87,753 | 33% above the national average | $82,602 | $585,412 |
| Hospital For Special Surgery | 54 | $87,869 | 34% above the national average | $64,999 | $316,135 |
| Uci Health-Orange | 14 | $89,147 | 36% above the national average | $84,198 | $319,857 |
| The Johns Hopkins Hospital | 46 | $92,004 | 40% above the national average | $83,267 | $103,638 |
| New York-Presbyterian Hospital | 21 | $93,696 | 42% above the national average | $66,038 | $355,362 |
| University Of Michigan Health System | 14 | $93,875 | 43% above the national average | $54,410 | $283,638 |
| Stanford Health Care | 32 | $94,500 | 44% above the national average | $85,424 | $557,011 |
| Nyu Langone Hospitals | 14 | $102,326 | 56% above the national average | $88,311 | $762,309 |
| UCSF Medical Center | 54 | $104,171 | 58% above the national average | $89,951 | $552,042 |
| University Of Maryland Medical Center | 23 | $109,699 | 67% above the national average | $108,280 | $120,237 |
National trend
Average payment and billed charge per stay, and how many Medicare stays were reported each year.
- Average payment
- Average billed charge
View data as a table
| Year of care | Average payment | Average billed charge |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $63K | $245K |
| 2021 | $65K | $267K |
| 2022 | $64K | $273K |
| 2023 | $64K | $286K |
| 2024 | $66K | $321K |
By state, 2024
Case-weighted average payment across each state’s reporting hospitals, lowest first.
Show all 29 states
| State | Hospitals | Cases | Average payment | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas | 2 | 29 | $38,061 | $37,509–$38,541 |
| Oklahoma | 2 | 61 | $48,180 | $50,216–$69,324 |
| Florida | 7 | 100 | $50,346 | $43,518–$55,063 |
| Tennessee | 4 | 88 | $53,605 | $41,862–$59,307 |
| Utah | 1 | 26 | $54,564 | $54,564–$54,564 |
| Rhode Island | 1 | 16 | $55,379 | $55,379–$55,379 |
| Delaware | 1 | 11 | $55,840 | $55,840–$55,840 |
| Colorado | 3 | 38 | $55,915 | $48,818–$58,755 |
| Ohio | 3 | 68 | $56,398 | $50,048–$58,573 |
| Nebraska | 1 | 11 | $56,447 | $56,447–$56,447 |
| Arizona | 2 | 35 | $56,611 | $49,772–$60,411 |
| Michigan | 4 | 60 | $56,757 | $43,814–$60,920 |
| Texas | 10 | 164 | $56,768 | $51,034–$64,507 |
| Kentucky | 1 | 15 | $58,021 | $58,021–$58,021 |
| South Carolina | 2 | 24 | $58,832 | $53,033–$64,632 |
| Iowa | 1 | 38 | $59,842 | $59,842–$59,842 |
| Virginia | 4 | 69 | $59,895 | $51,716–$60,459 |
| Pennsylvania | 3 | 63 | $61,877 | $54,555–$63,939 |
| Minnesota | 2 | 50 | $64,415 | $53,596–$68,216 |
| Massachusetts | 3 | 133 | $64,500 | $64,218–$69,536 |
| North Carolina | 2 | 59 | $64,692 | $60,101–$73,315 |
| Washington | 1 | 15 | $65,822 | $65,822–$65,822 |
| Illinois | 2 | 57 | $66,470 | $62,232–$67,541 |
| Georgia | 1 | 15 | $68,695 | $68,695–$68,695 |
| District of Columbia | 1 | 23 | $73,173 | $73,173–$73,173 |
| Missouri | 1 | 25 | $81,390 | $81,390–$81,390 |
| New York | 5 | 120 | $84,664 | $66,804–$93,696 |
| California | 10 | 228 | $86,891 | $75,696–$88,799 |
| Maryland | 2 | 69 | $97,903 | $96,428–$105,275 |
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.