Inpatient stay · MS-DRG 472 · Surgery or procedure

Cervical spinal fusion with CC

In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $28,116 per stay at 489 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $22,497 and $30,259.

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

National figures, 2024

Average payment per case: $28,116
Typical range (middle half of hospitals): $22,497–$30,259
Medicare’s share: $22,61780% of the payment
Average billed charge: $142,770
Hospitals reporting: 48911,118 stays

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489 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024; showing 451–489. Download as CSV

Medicare payments per case for Cervical spinal fusion with CC by hospital, 2024
Hospital	Cases	Average payment	vs national average	Medicare paid	Billed charge
Adventist Healthcare Shady Grove Medical CenterRockville, MD · CCN 210057	11	$36,541	30% above the national average	$35,354	$41,572
Harborview Medical CenterSeattle, WA · CCN 500064	29	$36,612	30% above the national average	$28,317	$167,045
Monmouth Medical CenterLong Branch, NJ · CCN 310075	14	$36,746	31% above the national average	$24,929	$91,989
NorthBay Medical CenterFairfield, CA · CCN 050367	12	$36,781	31% above the national average	$35,264	$576,956
Mercy San Juan Medical CenterCarmichael, CA · CCN 050516	20	$36,813	31% above the national average	$26,538	$158,305
Massachusetts General HospitalBoston, MA · CCN 220071	47	$37,461	33% above the national average	$29,175	$135,560
UPMC Pinnacle HospitalsHarrisburg, PA · CCN 390067	15	$37,771	34% above the national average	$15,844	$77,925
North Shore University HospitalManhasset, NY · CCN 330106	25	$37,773	34% above the national average	$27,219	$153,478
Brigham And Women's HospitalBoston, MA · CCN 220110	51	$37,780	34% above the national average	$28,613	$129,644
MedStar Georgetown University HospitalWashington, DC · CCN 090004	78	$37,821	35% above the national average	$26,804	$123,639
MedStar Washington Hospital CenterWashington, DC · CCN 090011	13	$37,848	35% above the national average	$25,911	$188,154
Flagstaff Medical CenterFlagstaff, AZ · CCN 030023	20	$37,981	35% above the national average	$36,512	$64,066
Rush University Medical CenterChicago, IL · CCN 140119	41	$38,467	37% above the national average	$28,691	$89,374
Mayo Clinic Hospital RochesterRochester, MN · CCN 240010	50	$38,871	38% above the national average	$26,178	$104,978
Mount Sinai WestNew York, NY · CCN 330046	12	$39,543	41% above the national average	$31,472	$120,323
SUNY/Stony Brook University HospitalStony Brook, NY · CCN 330393	18	$39,620	41% above the national average	$32,208	$155,967
University Of Alabama HospitalBirmingham, AL · CCN 010033	44	$39,925	42% above the national average	$20,612	$142,999
New York-Presbyterian HospitalNew York, NY · CCN 330101	67	$40,476	44% above the national average	$31,266	$165,359
Nyu Langone HospitalsNew York, NY · CCN 330214	67	$40,697	45% above the national average	$34,171	$316,826
The Queens Medical CenterHonolulu, HI · CCN 120001	27	$41,878	49% above the national average	$20,444	$156,845
Sutter Medical Center, SacramentoSacramento, CA · CCN 050108	14	$42,226	50% above the national average	$28,479	$140,791
Northwestern Medicine MCHenryMchenry, IL · CCN 140116	12	$42,401	51% above the national average	$19,334	$200,860
Loyola University Medical CenterMaywood, IL · CCN 140276	13	$42,471	51% above the national average	$27,194	$111,783
Suburban HospitalBethesda, MD · CCN 210022	13	$42,790	52% above the national average	$35,424	$47,345
Boston Medical CenterBoston, MA · CCN 220031	15	$43,970	56% above the national average	$40,850	$71,352
Keck Hospital Of USCLos Angeles, CA · CCN 050696	35	$44,235	57% above the national average	$32,083	$176,969
MedStar Union Memorial HospitalBaltimore, MD · CCN 210024	18	$44,419	58% above the national average	$42,968	$50,339
UCSan Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Medical CenterSan Diego, CA · CCN 050025	17	$44,640	59% above the national average	$38,112	$222,955
Mount Sinai HospitalNew York, NY · CCN 330024	37	$44,881	60% above the national average	$33,179	$144,819
University Of California Davis Medical CenterSacramento, CA · CCN 050599	41	$45,282	61% above the national average	$38,700	$343,383
Uci Health-OrangeOrange, CA · CCN 050348	29	$45,295	61% above the national average	$38,509	$184,484
Stanford Health CareStanford, CA · CCN 050441	48	$48,030	71% above the national average	$39,300	$355,360
The Johns Hopkins HospitalBaltimore, MD · CCN 210009	60	$48,379	72% above the national average	$44,288	$54,849
UCSF Medical CenterSan Francisco, CA · CCN 050454	82	$49,484	76% above the national average	$42,685	$228,396
University Of Maryland Capital Region Medical CenterUpper Marlboro, MD · CCN 210003	16	$52,365	86% above the national average	$49,364	$53,743
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical CenterBaltimore, MD · CCN 210029	17	$52,388	86% above the national average	$48,001	$59,666
Sinai Hospital Of BaltimoreBaltimore, MD · CCN 210012	12	$57,517	105% above the national average	$53,717	$62,405
UMD Upper Chesapeake Medical CenterBel Air, MD · CCN 210049	14	$59,659	112% above the national average	$58,261	$65,813
University Of Maryland Medical CenterBaltimore, MD · CCN 210002	41	$63,838	127% above the national average	$59,853	$69,306

National trend

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

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2020: 9,513 stays at 448 hospitals · 2021: 7,578 stays at 354 hospitals · 2022: 9,212 stays at 432 hospitals · 2023: 10,395 stays at 470 hospitals · 2024: 11,118 stays at 489 hospitals

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National average payment and billed charge for Cervical spinal fusion with CC
Year of care	Average payment	Average billed charge
2020	$26K	$116K
2021	$28K	$129K
2022	$27K	$130K
2023	$28K	$136K
2024	$28K	$143K

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 CC, 2024
State	Hospitals	Cases	Average payment	Typical range
Vermont	1	14	$15,523	$15,523–$15,523
Arkansas	6	130	$20,715	$19,187–$20,906
South Dakota	3	42	$21,040	$20,158–$21,317
Kansas	6	159	$21,342	$22,142–$22,935
Oklahoma	9	157	$21,908	$20,046–$22,555
Idaho	5	65	$21,935	$20,388–$23,321
Louisiana	7	145	$22,016	$20,937–$24,102
Tennessee	14	303	$22,733	$20,332–$24,603
Montana	2	33	$23,099	$22,933–$23,287
Kentucky	5	105	$23,553	$22,265–$26,392
Nebraska	3	48	$23,914	$23,647–$26,543
Mississippi	3	65	$24,476	$19,383–$23,985
Texas	43	1,012	$24,532	$21,680–$26,268
Alabama	9	217	$24,565	$18,793–$20,283
Florida	39	1,001	$24,817	$22,906–$27,052
South Carolina	17	352	$24,990	$20,739–$26,206
Iowa	4	96	$25,170	$21,402–$24,358
Ohio	23	487	$25,464	$21,701–$27,335
Wisconsin	3	45	$25,651	$23,247–$27,400
Missouri	12	239	$25,661	$21,490–$24,981
Virginia	16	411	$25,938	$22,332–$27,201
Utah	5	78	$25,978	$24,158–$27,113
Indiana	9	156	$26,152	$22,404–$28,514
Georgia	13	300	$26,207	$23,277–$28,348
North Carolina	14	359	$26,422	$23,627–$27,738
Arizona	13	300	$26,620	$22,926–$29,300
Colorado	12	220	$26,649	$23,321–$28,668
Michigan	15	327	$26,803	$24,891–$28,066
Maine	2	41	$27,090	$26,711–$28,781
Delaware	1	67	$27,247	$27,247–$27,247
Nevada	2	58	$27,767	$27,523–$28,810
New Jersey	12	199	$28,562	$25,573–$30,301
Pennsylvania	20	468	$28,595	$24,105–$29,215
Minnesota	8	224	$28,966	$23,621–$29,534
West Virginia	3	65	$29,515	$25,774–$30,886
Rhode Island	1	11	$29,616	$29,616–$29,616
Washington	9	163	$29,937	$25,860–$31,938
New Hampshire	2	33	$29,961	$26,760–$30,902
Illinois	18	363	$30,426	$23,820–$35,529
Oregon	6	108	$30,770	$29,539–$33,382
Connecticut	3	41	$31,239	$28,969–$33,288
New Mexico	1	13	$32,211	$32,211–$32,211
Alaska	2	81	$32,402	$32,084–$33,558
Massachusetts	13	374	$33,005	$25,894–$36,027
New York	24	609	$35,198	$29,977–$36,749
California	36	946	$35,973	$29,950–$36,461
District of Columbia	2	91	$37,825	$37,828–$37,841
Hawaii	1	27	$41,878	$41,878–$41,878
Maryland	12	270	$46,539	$35,225–$53,670

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.