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
- $27,892
- Average billed charge
- $167,448
- Hospitals reporting
- 656
Hospitals in Ohio
Narrow by a state, city or ZIP code (optionally a distance around it), and/or pick specific hospitals. With both, your picks are added to the area’s hospitals.
- Average payment across these 29 hospitals
- $30,575
- Median hospital
- $28,596
- Lowest to highest
- $22,399–$39,899
- Medicare stays
- 875
29 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institute For Orthopaedic Surgery | 21 | $22,399 | 34% below the national average | $21,000 | $113,964 |
| Southwest General Health Center | 20 | $22,854 | 33% below the national average | $21,210 | $100,854 |
| Hillcrest Hospital | 23 | $23,074 | 32% below the national average | $21,612 | $97,493 |
| Blanchard Valley Hospital | 15 | $23,661 | 30% below the national average | $22,202 | $85,859 |
| Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center | 68 | $25,172 | 26% below the national average | $20,156 | $118,214 |
| University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center | 17 | $25,720 | 24% below the national average | $19,781 | $122,684 |
| Lima Memorial Health System | 11 | $26,369 | 23% below the national average | $24,660 | $142,018 |
| Aultman Hospital | 12 | $26,818 | 21% below the national average | $21,037 | $125,215 |
| Christ Hospital | 26 | $26,930 | 21% below the national average | $24,498 | $101,706 |
| Dublin Methodist Hospital | 40 | $26,950 | 21% below the national average | $25,278 | $100,217 |
| Mount Carmel St Ann's | 23 | $27,077 | 20% below the national average | $25,506 | $151,718 |
| Mount Carmel East & West | 11 | $27,332 | 20% below the national average | $25,170 | $135,279 |
| Miami Valley Hospital | 48 | $28,356 | 17% below the national average | $24,926 | $158,629 |
| Mercy Health St Ritas Medical Center | 18 | $28,409 | 17% below the national average | $22,012 | $232,422 |
| Lutheran Hospital | 22 | $28,596 | 16% below the national average | $24,384 | $99,938 |
| West Chester Hospital | 16 | $29,240 | 14% below the national average | $22,767 | $193,684 |
| Mercy Medical Center | 38 | $30,502 | 10% below the national average | $19,960 | $109,215 |
| Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospital | 29 | $31,390 | About average | $18,503 | $86,491 |
| Kettering Health Main Campus | 21 | $31,769 | About average | $22,545 | $172,663 |
| ProMedica Toledo Hospital | 38 | $32,213 | About average | $24,635 | $137,211 |
| Grant Medical Center | 25 | $32,342 | About average | $27,026 | $124,669 |
| Good Samaritan Hospital | 13 | $33,250 | About average | $20,156 | $100,507 |
| Ohio State University State Health System | 37 | $33,709 | About average | $27,483 | $160,996 |
| Riverside Methodist Hospital | 71 | $34,145 | About average | $24,255 | $127,096 |
| Akron General Medical Center | 21 | $34,587 | About average | $22,808 | $120,096 |
| Cleveland Clinic | 108 | $35,560 | About average | $27,224 | $103,878 |
| Summa Health System | 25 | $35,657 | About average | $21,712 | $135,022 |
| UH Cleveland Medical Center | 33 | $35,742 | About average | $31,802 | $118,705 |
| University Of Cincinnati Medical Center, LLC | 25 | $39,899 | 17% above the national average | $29,863 | $178,068 |
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 | $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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| 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 |
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.