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
- $22,617
- Average billed charge
- $142,770
- Hospitals reporting
- 489
Compare hospitals
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489 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024; showing 101–150. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stormont Vail Hospital | 12 | $22,046 | 22% below the national average | $13,864 | $135,350 |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis | 12 | $22,103 | 21% below the national average | $20,215 | $59,378 |
| Christus Mother Frances Hospital | 11 | $22,110 | 21% below the national average | $20,572 | $232,923 |
| Centra Health - Lynchburg Gen Hospital | 12 | $22,200 | 21% below the national average | $20,305 | $152,682 |
| Conway Medical Center | 19 | $22,204 | 21% below the national average | $20,233 | $64,069 |
| UT Health East Texas Tyler Regional Hospital | 31 | $22,215 | 21% below the national average | $18,573 | $144,100 |
| Hillcrest Medical Center | 11 | $22,220 | 21% below the national average | $20,319 | $167,829 |
| Kootenai Health | 12 | $22,258 | 21% below the national average | $20,549 | $69,499 |
| Norton Hospitals, Inc | 51 | $22,265 | 21% below the national average | $17,162 | $151,788 |
| Integris Baptist Medical Center, Inc | 14 | $22,281 | 21% below the national average | $19,871 | $174,792 |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital | 16 | $22,288 | 21% below the national average | $18,212 | $106,540 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital | 28 | $22,294 | 21% below the national average | $19,315 | $115,579 |
| Lancaster General Hospital | 11 | $22,315 | 21% below the national average | $20,822 | $76,669 |
| Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center | 17 | $22,328 | 21% below the national average | $20,360 | $122,360 |
| Texas Orthopedic Hospital | 39 | $22,366 | 20% below the national average | $17,169 | $224,830 |
| Virginia Hospital Center | 30 | $22,376 | 20% below the national average | $20,668 | $97,944 |
| Bon Secours-St Francis Xavier Hospital | 24 | $22,381 | 20% below the national average | $17,223 | $79,844 |
| Dupont Hospital LLC | 11 | $22,404 | 20% below the national average | $20,772 | $232,903 |
| Lmh | 27 | $22,430 | 20% below the national average | $18,983 | $83,418 |
| Gulf Coast Medical Center Lee Health | 33 | $22,433 | 20% below the national average | $17,630 | $189,942 |
| Ascension St Vincent Evansville | 13 | $22,463 | 20% below the national average | $20,944 | $139,446 |
| Beaumont Hospital, Troy | 31 | $22,464 | 20% below the national average | $16,310 | $89,804 |
| United Hospital Center, Inc | 15 | $22,497 | 20% below the national average | $18,729 | $94,724 |
| UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi | 22 | $22,499 | 20% below the national average | $17,483 | $119,338 |
| Inova Alexandria Hospital | 16 | $22,521 | 20% below the national average | $21,167 | $106,532 |
| Saint Francis Hospital, Inc | 29 | $22,555 | 20% below the national average | $18,136 | $93,817 |
| Abrazo Scottsdale Campus | 11 | $22,588 | 20% below the national average | $20,956 | $258,346 |
| Novant Health East Cooper Medical Center | 13 | $22,725 | 19% below the national average | $13,764 | $259,398 |
| Wesley Medical Center | 13 | $22,739 | 19% below the national average | $20,549 | $260,213 |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center | 23 | $22,740 | 19% below the national average | $19,413 | $188,525 |
| Sacred Heart Hospital On The Emerald Coast | 24 | $22,747 | 19% below the national average | $19,257 | $93,485 |
| St. Patrick Hospital | 17 | $22,756 | 19% below the national average | $20,972 | $54,581 |
| Community Hospital Of Anderson And Madison County | 11 | $22,757 | 19% below the national average | $21,270 | $149,498 |
| UT Of Texas Southwestern University Hospital - William P. Clements Jr. | 12 | $22,819 | 19% below the national average | $20,865 | $89,074 |
| Riverview Medical Center | 12 | $22,860 | 19% below the national average | $21,500 | $89,244 |
| UCH-Memorial Health System | 18 | $22,872 | 19% below the national average | $21,289 | $202,579 |
| Tucson Medical Center | 29 | $22,926 | 18% below the national average | $21,321 | $78,037 |
| Our Lady Of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, Inc | 16 | $22,963 | 18% below the national average | $15,702 | $90,816 |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center | 12 | $22,979 | 18% below the national average | $21,465 | $227,128 |
| Menorah Medical Center | 12 | $23,001 | 18% below the national average | $18,181 | $105,401 |
| Ascension St Vincent's Southside | 22 | $23,065 | 18% below the national average | $19,177 | $113,187 |
| Essentia Health St Mary's Medical Center | 25 | $23,210 | 17% below the national average | $19,845 | $75,336 |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale | 13 | $23,221 | 17% below the national average | $21,527 | $127,009 |
| Methodist Hospitals Of Memphis | 11 | $23,243 | 17% below the national average | $17,393 | $118,355 |
| Emory Johns Creek Hospital | 14 | $23,277 | 17% below the national average | $17,471 | $87,432 |
| Intermountain Health Utah Valley Hospital | 12 | $23,303 | 17% below the national average | $18,803 | $66,069 |
| Naples Community Hospital | 35 | $23,311 | 17% below the national average | $18,673 | $87,376 |
| Swedish Medical Center | 23 | $23,312 | 17% below the national average | $21,578 | $311,883 |
| Memorial Mission Hospital And Asheville Surgery Ce | 29 | $23,314 | 17% below the national average | $19,556 | $151,938 |
| Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center | 14 | $23,321 | 17% below the national average | $21,538 | $121,286 |
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 | $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.
Show all 49 states
| 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.