Inpatient stay · MS-DRG 471 · Surgery or procedure

Cervical spinal fusion with MCC

In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $58,094 per stay at 32 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $44,960 and $62,673.

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

National figures, 2024

Average payment per case: $58,094
Typical range (middle half of hospitals): $44,960–$62,673
Medicare’s share: $46,91281% of the payment
Average billed charge: $255,109
Hospitals reporting: 32439 stays

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

Medicare payments per case for Cervical spinal fusion with MCC by hospital, 2024
Hospital	Cases	Average payment	vs national average	Medicare paid	Billed charge
Saint Francis Hospital, IncTulsa, OK · CCN 370091	11	$34,414	41% below the national average	$32,612	$123,726
AdventHealth OrlandoOrlando, FL · CCN 100007	21	$36,074	38% below the national average	$33,660	$317,693
Saint Francis Medical CenterPeoria, IL · CCN 140067	13	$40,231	31% below the national average	$37,059	$234,263
Lowell General HospitalLowell, MA · CCN 220063	11	$41,086	29% below the national average	$35,973	$102,285
Ascension Providence Hospital, Southfield And NoviSouthfield, MI · CCN 230019	13	$41,177	29% below the national average	$39,111	$93,867
University Of Kansas HospitalKansas City, KS · CCN 170040	12	$42,390	27% below the national average	$38,193	$342,115
Riverside Methodist HospitalColumbus, OH · CCN 360006	12	$43,189	26% below the national average	$28,483	$181,646
Grant Medical CenterColumbus, OH · CCN 360017	15	$44,600	23% below the national average	$41,972	$223,012
Tampa General HospitalTampa, FL · CCN 100128	13	$45,080	22% below the national average	$40,392	$352,296
Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort WorthFort Worth, TX · CCN 450135	13	$47,290	19% below the national average	$32,373	$166,661
Christiana HospitalNewark, DE · CCN 080001	17	$48,663	16% below the national average	$38,758	$156,067
Houston Methodist HospitalHouston, TX · CCN 450358	13	$49,799	14% below the national average	$44,005	$534,601
Inova Fairfax HospitalFalls Church, VA · CCN 490063	12	$49,981	14% below the national average	$34,179	$150,634
Mayo Clinic HospitalPhoenix, AZ · CCN 030103	11	$51,728	11% below the national average	$42,837	$156,784
Centinela Hospital Medical CenterInglewood, CA · CCN 050739	13	$52,231	10% below the national average	$50,601	$199,213
Prisma Health Richland HospitalColumbia, SC · CCN 420018	13	$52,359	About average	$39,232	$255,854
MedStar Washington Hospital CenterWashington, DC · CCN 090011	13	$52,644	About average	$48,549	$292,909
The Queens Medical CenterHonolulu, HI · CCN 120001	13	$53,345	About average	$50,282	$217,012
Medical City PlanoPlano, TX · CCN 450651	15	$54,615	About average	$26,755	$563,161
Massachusetts General HospitalBoston, MA · CCN 220071	12	$58,246	About average	$52,794	$188,028
Rush University Medical CenterChicago, IL · CCN 140119	15	$59,857	About average	$53,752	$129,826
New York-Presbyterian HospitalNew York, NY · CCN 330101	12	$60,776	About average	$55,552	$383,468
Northwestern Memorial HospitalChicago, IL · CCN 140281	12	$61,385	About average	$39,851	$215,205
Brigham And Women's HospitalBoston, MA · CCN 220110	15	$61,643	About average	$56,276	$205,417
Mount Sinai HospitalNew York, NY · CCN 330024	11	$65,761	13% above the national average	$56,032	$343,954
Harborview Medical CenterSeattle, WA · CCN 500064	12	$72,294	24% above the national average	$43,866	$232,029
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBoston, MA · CCN 220086	14	$75,645	30% above the national average	$48,172	$131,103
The Johns Hopkins HospitalBaltimore, MD · CCN 210009	12	$80,187	38% above the national average	$62,603	$73,201
UCSF Medical CenterSan Francisco, CA · CCN 050454	25	$82,974	43% above the national average	$74,566	$391,998
MedStar Georgetown University HospitalWashington, DC · CCN 090004	17	$83,009	43% above the national average	$39,903	$266,914
Nyu Langone HospitalsNew York, NY · CCN 330214	17	$83,676	44% above the national average	$64,848	$507,222
University Of Maryland Medical CenterBaltimore, MD · CCN 210002	11	$113,839	96% above the national average	$105,334	$123,102

National trend

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

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Average billed charge

2020: 521 stays at 38 hospitals · 2021: 367 stays at 27 hospitals · 2022: 455 stays at 31 hospitals · 2023: 451 stays at 30 hospitals · 2024: 439 stays at 32 hospitals

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National average payment and billed charge for Cervical spinal fusion with MCC
Year of care	Average payment	Average billed charge
2020	$47K	$206K
2021	$53K	$236K
2022	$55K	$269K
2023	$57K	$289K
2024	$58K	$255K

By state, 2024

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

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Average payment by state for Cervical spinal fusion with MCC, 2024
State	Hospitals	Cases	Average payment	Typical range
Oklahoma	1	11	$34,414	$34,414–$34,414
Florida	2	34	$39,518	$38,326–$42,829
Michigan	1	13	$41,177	$41,177–$41,177
Kansas	1	12	$42,390	$42,390–$42,390
Ohio	2	27	$43,973	$43,542–$44,247
Delaware	1	17	$48,663	$48,663–$48,663
Virginia	1	12	$49,981	$49,981–$49,981
Texas	3	41	$50,765	$48,545–$52,207
Arizona	1	11	$51,728	$51,728–$51,728
South Carolina	1	13	$52,359	$52,359–$52,359
Hawaii	1	13	$53,345	$53,345–$53,345
Illinois	3	40	$53,937	$50,044–$60,621
Massachusetts	4	52	$60,280	$53,956–$65,144
District of Columbia	2	30	$69,851	$60,236–$75,418
New York	3	40	$71,879	$63,268–$74,719
Washington	1	12	$72,294	$72,294–$72,294
California	2	38	$72,457	$59,917–$75,288
Maryland	2	23	$96,281	$88,600–$105,426

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.