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
- $27,892
- Average billed charge
- $167,448
- Hospitals reporting
- 656
Hospitals in Texas
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 47 hospitals
- $29,932
- Median hospital
- $28,944
- Lowest to highest
- $21,673–$46,926
- Medicare stays
- 1,290
47 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baylor Surgical Hospital At Las Colinas | 27 | $21,673 | 36% below the national average | $17,778 | $71,404 |
| Legent Orthopedic + Spine | 14 | $22,232 | 35% below the national average | $20,833 | $145,362 |
| The Hospital At Westlake Medical Center | 16 | $22,786 | 33% below the national average | $21,460 | $271,907 |
| Christus Mother Frances Hospital | 12 | $22,962 | 33% below the national average | $21,568 | $210,258 |
| Kell West Regional Hospital | 16 | $23,116 | 32% below the national average | $21,586 | $40,747 |
| Baylor Scott & White Texas Spine & Joint Hospital | 76 | $23,414 | 31% below the national average | $21,091 | $78,555 |
| Christus St Michael Health System | 12 | $23,672 | 30% below the national average | $22,279 | $184,946 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Plano | 20 | $24,282 | 29% below the national average | $22,731 | $109,654 |
| Round Rock Medical Center | 12 | $24,361 | 28% below the national average | $22,865 | $424,722 |
| Baylor Scott And White Surgical Hospital Fortworth | 61 | $24,605 | 28% below the national average | $18,778 | $74,985 |
| Tops Surgical Specialty Hospital | 16 | $24,843 | 27% below the national average | $23,313 | $138,160 |
| South Texas Spine And Surgical Hospital | 82 | $24,942 | 27% below the national average | $20,594 | $91,021 |
| Methodist Richardson Medical Center | 15 | $25,265 | 26% below the national average | $23,851 | $80,306 |
| Shannon Medical Center | 28 | $25,476 | 25% below the national average | $22,714 | $126,616 |
| CHI St Lukes Health Memorial Lufkin | 16 | $25,838 | 24% below the national average | $24,262 | $155,983 |
| UT Health East Texas Tyler Regional Hospital | 35 | $26,009 | 24% below the national average | $24,150 | $168,638 |
| Paris Regional Medical Center | 24 | $26,286 | 23% below the national average | $24,722 | $100,579 |
| Quail Creek Surgical Hospital | 18 | $26,765 | 21% below the national average | $19,327 | $95,118 |
| North Central Surgical Center LLP | 14 | $26,938 | 21% below the national average | $18,981 | $98,033 |
| Longview Regional Medical Center | 35 | $27,111 | 20% below the national average | $22,796 | $358,005 |
| Hendrick Medical Center | 46 | $28,351 | 17% below the national average | $26,091 | $339,120 |
| CHI St Lukes Lakeside Hospital | 11 | $28,759 | 15% below the national average | $21,330 | $218,388 |
| Methodist Hospital Stone Oak | 11 | $28,938 | 15% below the national average | $19,183 | $233,870 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round Rock | 41 | $28,944 | 15% below the national average | $23,103 | $90,573 |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest F | 46 | $29,080 | 15% below the national average | $22,640 | $116,021 |
| Christus Good Shepherd Medical Center | 14 | $29,130 | 14% below the national average | $27,504 | $262,603 |
| St David's Medical Center | 14 | $29,160 | 14% below the national average | $22,149 | $378,810 |
| Methodist Hospital For Surgery | 47 | $29,819 | 12% below the national average | $19,000 | $90,946 |
| Medical City Plano | 58 | $31,184 | About average | $25,241 | $573,462 |
| United Regional Health Care System | 11 | $31,201 | About average | $29,569 | $115,121 |
| Medical City Dallas Hospital | 29 | $31,532 | About average | $23,635 | $351,646 |
| UT Of Texas Southwestern University Hospital - William P. Clements Jr. | 28 | $31,684 | About average | $24,068 | $135,080 |
| Baptist Medical Center | 20 | $32,088 | About average | $26,191 | $558,037 |
| Oakbend Medical Center | 30 | $32,270 | About average | $31,183 | $132,198 |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort Worth | 40 | $32,846 | About average | $22,766 | $142,232 |
| Houston Methodist Sugarland Hospital | 21 | $33,849 | About average | $32,216 | $352,563 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple | 17 | $34,207 | About average | $25,431 | $106,345 |
| Memorial Hermann Hospital System | 29 | $34,628 | About average | $24,633 | $152,189 |
| Texas Orthopedic Hospital | 24 | $35,145 | About average | $18,510 | $333,325 |
| Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin | 16 | $35,563 | About average | $25,433 | $316,158 |
| Medical City Fort Worth | 16 | $36,053 | About average | $25,345 | $471,521 |
| Ascension Seton Williamson | 17 | $36,987 | About average | $24,480 | $316,950 |
| Baylor St Lukes Medical Center | 13 | $37,414 | About average | $34,207 | $286,091 |
| Baylor University Medical Center | 30 | $39,139 | 15% above the national average | $27,147 | $126,215 |
| Methodist Dallas Medical Center | 26 | $40,624 | 19% above the national average | $26,211 | $135,726 |
| Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center | 31 | $41,808 | 23% above the national average | $34,413 | $253,995 |
| Houston Methodist Hospital | 55 | $46,926 | 38% above the national average | $34,636 | $407,245 |
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.