Inpatient stay · MS-DRG 460 · Surgery or procedure

Spinal fusion except cervical without MCC

In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $34,025 per stay at 656 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $26,898 and $37,465.

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

National figures, 2024

Average payment per case: $34,025
Typical range (middle half of hospitals): $26,898–$37,465
Medicare’s share: $27,89282% of the payment
Average billed charge: $167,448
Hospitals reporting: 65618,008 stays

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Average payment across these 43 hospitals: $44,401National $34,025 · California $44,401
Median hospital: $40,782
Lowest to highest: $26,010–$143,181
Medicare stays: 1,144

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

Medicare payments per case for Spinal fusion except cervical without MCC by hospital, 2024
Hospital	Cases	Average payment	vs national average	Medicare paid	Billed charge
USC Arcadia HospitalArcadia, CA · CCN 050238	13	$26,010	24% below the national average	$24,461	$137,383
Fresno Surgical HospitalFresno, CA · CCN 050708	21	$33,901	About average	$32,269	$35,835
Providence Mission HospitalMission Viejo, CA · CCN 050567	16	$34,037	About average	$32,405	$177,854
Enloe HealthChico, CA · CCN 050039	30	$34,767	About average	$33,135	$297,590
Saint John's Health CenterSanta Monica, CA · CCN 050290	47	$35,052	About average	$31,693	$122,452
MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical CenterFountain Valley, CA · CCN 050678	17	$35,401	About average	$33,769	$180,900
Torrance Memorial Medical CenterTorrance, CA · CCN 050351	33	$35,426	About average	$31,533	$150,062
Hoag Orthopedic InstituteIrvine, CA · CCN 050769	57	$35,754	About average	$29,410	$146,728
Mercy Hospital Of FolsomFolsom, CA · CCN 050414	20	$36,013	About average	$34,544	$321,147
Providence St. Jude Medical CenterFullerton, CA · CCN 050168	15	$36,823	About average	$31,762	$135,456
Hoag Memorial Hospital PresbyterianNewport Beach, CA · CCN 050224	20	$37,128	About average	$31,169	$129,261
Mercy Medical Center ReddingRedding, CA · CCN 050280	14	$37,208	About average	$35,551	$181,790
Providence St. Joseph HospitalOrange, CA · CCN 050069	18	$37,290	About average	$34,328	$143,733
MemorialCare Saddleback Medical CenterLaguna Hills, CA · CCN 050603	13	$37,409	About average	$30,371	$178,645
Sutter Roseville Medical CenterRoseville, CA · CCN 050309	51	$37,446	10% above the national average	$35,955	$175,826
Huntington HospitalPasadena, CA · CCN 050438	47	$37,504	10% above the national average	$33,591	$165,437
Mercy San Juan Medical CenterCarmichael, CA · CCN 050516	16	$37,873	11% above the national average	$36,327	$219,901
Scripps Memorial Hospital La JollaLa Jolla, CA · CCN 050324	12	$38,307	13% above the national average	$32,521	$322,122
Eisenhower Medical CenterRancho Mirage, CA · CCN 050573	67	$38,670	14% above the national average	$36,697	$178,913
Providence St Joseph HospitalEureka, CA · CCN 050006	14	$39,207	15% above the national average	$37,379	$179,235
Community Hospital Of The Monterey PeninsulaMonterey, CA · CCN 050145	11	$40,613	19% above the national average	$39,129	$195,565
Community Memorial Hospital - VenturaVentura, CA · CCN 050394	11	$40,782	20% above the national average	$38,451	$222,739
John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek CampusWalnut Creek, CA · CCN 050180	14	$41,542	22% above the national average	$39,659	$443,164
Sharp Memorial HospitalSan Diego, CA · CCN 050100	17	$41,652	22% above the national average	$33,240	$224,235
Peninsula Medical CenterBurlingame, CA · CCN 050007	14	$41,936	23% above the national average	$37,147	$197,325
Community Regional Medical CenterFresno, CA · CCN 050060	16	$42,623	25% above the national average	$33,638	$192,468
Adventist Health SonoraSonora, CA · CCN 050335	11	$42,756	26% above the national average	$34,518	$308,739
MemorialCare Long Beach Medical CenterLong Beach, CA · CCN 050485	40	$42,788	26% above the national average	$34,742	$158,453
Providence Santa Rosa Memorial HospitalSanta Rosa, CA · CCN 050174	25	$42,892	26% above the national average	$39,206	$297,523
Riverside Community HospitalRiverside, CA · CCN 050022	15	$43,200	27% above the national average	$41,235	$367,506
Santa Monica - UCLA Medical Center & Orthopaedic HospitalSanta Monica, CA · CCN 050112	14	$43,229	27% above the national average	$41,218	$193,050
Santa Barbara Cottage HospitalSanta Barbara, CA · CCN 050396	19	$45,507	34% above the national average	$34,088	$215,990
Keck Hospital Of USCLos Angeles, CA · CCN 050696	21	$47,802	40% above the national average	$41,064	$253,347
Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles, CA · CCN 050625	83	$47,921	41% above the national average	$40,775	$466,289
Scripps Green HospitalLa Jolla, CA · CCN 050424	41	$48,582	43% above the national average	$37,576	$307,422
University Of California Davis Medical CenterSacramento, CA · CCN 050599	56	$53,948	59% above the national average	$47,636	$399,401
Sutter Medical Center, SacramentoSacramento, CA · CCN 050108	17	$53,994	59% above the national average	$36,879	$167,091
Uci Health-OrangeOrange, CA · CCN 050348	32	$54,567	60% above the national average	$48,393	$200,120
UCSan Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Medical CenterSan Diego, CA · CCN 050025	18	$55,292	63% above the national average	$49,018	$271,064
El Camino HealthMountain View, CA · CCN 050308	16	$56,149	65% above the national average	$54,486	$549,607
Stanford Health CareStanford, CA · CCN 050441	49	$59,533	75% above the national average	$49,479	$414,703
UCSF Medical CenterSan Francisco, CA · CCN 050454	51	$61,106	80% above the national average	$53,855	$295,555
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - DowneyDowney, CA · CCN 050139	12	$143,181	321% above the national average	$6,691	$144,312

National trend

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

Average payment
Average billed charge

2020: 32,715 stays at 946 hospitals · 2021: 28,014 stays at 835 hospitals · 2022: 29,798 stays at 881 hospitals · 2023: 26,777 stays at 823 hospitals · 2024: 18,008 stays at 656 hospitals

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National average payment and billed charge for Spinal fusion except cervical without MCC
Year of care	Average payment	Average billed charge
2020	$32K	$133K
2021	$33K	$141K
2022	$34K	$149K
2023	$33K	$158K
2024	$34K	$167K

By state, 2024

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

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Average payment by state for Spinal fusion except cervical without MCC, 2024
State	Hospitals	Cases	Average payment	Typical range
Arkansas	8	136	$25,680	$23,598–$25,415
Oklahoma	13	422	$25,857	$24,169–$27,162
Kansas	12	375	$25,970	$24,690–$28,676
Mississippi	6	86	$26,197	$24,125–$27,296
Vermont	1	35	$26,442	$26,442–$26,442
Maine	1	14	$26,574	$26,574–$26,574
Alabama	11	374	$26,705	$22,820–$25,270
Nebraska	6	172	$27,829	$25,036–$32,433
Louisiana	11	209	$28,027	$23,001–$32,848
Iowa	8	301	$28,493	$24,739–$26,853
South Dakota	6	142	$28,731	$25,809–$30,780
Tennessee	14	489	$28,967	$24,448–$31,678
Florida	48	1,270	$29,337	$26,184–$30,486
Texas	47	1,290	$29,932	$25,104–$33,347
Missouri	18	367	$30,376	$25,530–$31,017
North Carolina	22	581	$30,523	$26,220–$31,026
Ohio	29	875	$30,575	$26,818–$33,250
Michigan	18	509	$30,829	$26,943–$31,893
Idaho	6	96	$31,030	$28,070–$35,102
South Carolina	17	441	$31,162	$25,032–$35,416
Montana	4	115	$31,215	$30,262–$31,875
North Dakota	2	30	$31,382	$28,245–$32,337
Arizona	17	474	$31,836	$27,742–$33,457
Indiana	18	527	$32,158	$26,300–$37,534
Pennsylvania	35	971	$32,284	$26,847–$34,376
Utah	6	228	$32,403	$28,571–$30,587
West Virginia	4	81	$32,539	$28,698–$31,851
Delaware	1	146	$32,779	$32,779–$32,779
Virginia	22	631	$32,891	$27,600–$33,904
Kentucky	6	163	$32,900	$29,527–$35,084
Wisconsin	8	177	$32,992	$28,959–$34,509
Colorado	9	192	$33,087	$28,748–$35,167
Georgia	20	471	$33,354	$27,736–$35,212
Nevada	4	75	$34,565	$34,321–$36,438
New Hampshire	5	99	$34,597	$28,429–$34,599
Illinois	23	630	$34,731	$29,433–$41,901
New Mexico	2	45	$35,210	$34,027–$39,631
New Jersey	19	393	$36,873	$32,609–$38,482
Rhode Island	3	89	$37,152	$33,882–$40,350
Minnesota	10	283	$37,290	$29,661–$33,938
Oregon	4	66	$37,944	$33,172–$43,924
Massachusetts	17	645	$38,887	$33,472–$42,623
Washington	9	204	$40,126	$36,579–$39,611
District of Columbia	4	215	$41,002	$38,648–$43,031
Connecticut	7	197	$41,102	$36,989–$44,072
California	43	1,144	$44,401	$37,168–$46,655
Hawaii	1	29	$45,398	$45,398–$45,398
Alaska	3	59	$46,935	$41,387–$51,354
New York	29	826	$46,978	$35,705–$47,377
Maryland	19	619	$52,847	$43,861–$59,357

CMS splits many procedures by how sick the patient was: “with MCC” means a major complication or comorbidity, “with CC” a lesser one.

Spinal fusion except cervical with spinal curvature, malignancy, infection or extensiveMS-DRG 456 · $122,272 average
Spinal fusion except cervical with spinal curvature, malignancy, infection or extensiveMS-DRG 457 · $65,757 average
Spinal fusion except cervical with spinal curvature, malignancy, infection or extensiveMS-DRG 458 · $41,355 average
Spinal fusion except cervical with MCCMS-DRG 459 · $68,211 average

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.