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 201–250. 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
United Regional Health Care SystemWichita Falls, TX · CCN 450010	11	$24,590	13% below the national average	$23,109	$80,411
Chesapeake General HospitalChesapeake, VA · CCN 490120	19	$24,591	13% below the national average	$23,045	$170,285
St Luke's Regional Medical CenterBoise, ID · CCN 130006	11	$24,594	13% below the national average	$22,938	$144,340
Miami Valley HospitalDayton, OH · CCN 360051	16	$24,596	13% below the national average	$19,317	$137,795
Honor Health John C. Lincoln Medical CenterPhoenix, AZ · CCN 030014	16	$24,613	12% below the national average	$20,345	$197,301
Baptist HospitalPensacola, FL · CCN 100093	22	$24,626	12% below the national average	$18,466	$173,067
Trinity Health Muskegon HospitalMuskegon, MI · CCN 230066	17	$24,686	12% below the national average	$22,869	$74,100
Southern NH Medical CenterNashua, NH · CCN 300020	12	$24,689	12% below the national average	$17,600	$71,154
Jefferson Abington HospitalAbington, PA · CCN 390231	15	$24,702	12% below the national average	$20,756	$88,461
Ochsner Medical Center AcuteNew Orleans, LA · CCN 190036	20	$24,735	12% below the national average	$19,548	$160,437
Mercy St Vincent Medical CenterToledo, OH · CCN 360112	17	$24,768	12% below the national average	$22,492	$177,691
Carolina East Medical CenterNew Bern, NC · CCN 340131	17	$24,790	12% below the national average	$23,254	$40,323
Sky Ridge Medical CenterLone Tree, CO · CCN 060112	14	$24,824	12% below the national average	$22,790	$293,671
Ascension Providence Hospital, Southfield And NoviSouthfield, MI · CCN 230019	37	$24,849	12% below the national average	$22,891	$68,517
Providence St Peter HospitalOlympia, WA · CCN 500024	13	$24,871	12% below the national average	$23,256	$92,730
Duke Regional HospitalDurham, NC · CCN 340155	25	$24,921	11% below the national average	$20,064	$98,108
Beaumont Hospital Royal OakRoyal Oak, MI · CCN 230130	28	$24,933	11% below the national average	$22,769	$83,023
Memorial Hermann Hospital SystemHouston, TX · CCN 450184	42	$24,939	11% below the national average	$21,662	$105,152
Mercy Health St Ritas Medical CenterLima, OH · CCN 360066	13	$24,942	11% below the national average	$18,482	$167,599
Methodist Mansfield Medical CenterMansfield, TX · CCN 670023	11	$24,960	11% below the national average	$17,582	$87,797
Erlanger Medical CenterChattanooga, TN · CCN 440104	21	$25,057	11% below the national average	$22,341	$83,964
Morton Plant HospitalClearwater, FL · CCN 100127	28	$25,080	11% below the national average	$17,770	$130,101
Moses H. Cone The Memorial HospitalGreensboro, NC · CCN 340091	13	$25,165	10% below the national average	$19,692	$67,479
Valley HospitalParamus, NJ · CCN 310012	14	$25,209	10% below the national average	$23,625	$110,735
Lowell General HospitalLowell, MA · CCN 220063	12	$25,297	10% below the national average	$23,801	$84,513
Bethesda NorthCincinnati, OH · CCN 360179	16	$25,354	About average	$15,488	$62,034
HCA Florida JFK HospitalAtlantis, FL · CCN 100080	23	$25,397	About average	$18,640	$252,408
AdventHealth ParkerParker, CO · CCN 060114	13	$25,510	About average	$18,730	$218,997
Methodist HospitalSan Antonio, TX · CCN 450388	15	$25,526	About average	$15,735	$197,241
Tacoma General Allenmore HospitalTacoma, WA · CCN 500129	19	$25,551	About average	$22,758	$144,557
Henry Ford Health Warren HospitalWarren, MI · CCN 230195	19	$25,565	About average	$21,036	$71,377
MidState Medical CenterMeriden, CT · CCN 070017	11	$25,652	About average	$24,020	$87,770
White Plains Hospital CenterWhite Plains, NY · CCN 330304	16	$25,676	About average	$24,248	$157,773
Mainehealth Maine Medical CenterPortland, ME · CCN 200009	27	$25,676	About average	$21,551	$82,648
AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center - City CampusAtlantic City, NJ · CCN 310064	17	$25,695	About average	$23,937	$151,844
UPMC HamotErie, PA · CCN 390063	12	$25,701	About average	$23,941	$162,012
Holy Cross HospitalFt Lauderdale, FL · CCN 100073	24	$25,712	About average	$19,886	$110,271
Hendrick Medical CenterAbilene, TX · CCN 450229	25	$25,719	About average	$19,288	$302,839
Huntsville HospitalHuntsville, AL · CCN 010039	40	$25,754	About average	$16,976	$119,533
Medical City Dallas HospitalDallas, TX · CCN 450647	27	$25,785	About average	$18,221	$250,138
Memorial Hospital Of South BendSouth Bend, IN · CCN 150058	15	$25,785	About average	$20,973	$189,775
Community Memorial HospitalMenomonee Falls, WI · CCN 520103	16	$25,786	About average	$17,264	$96,731
Riverside Methodist HospitalColumbus, OH · CCN 360006	45	$25,803	About average	$20,241	$115,041
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center & Childrens HospitalSpokane, WA · CCN 500054	20	$25,860	About average	$22,292	$95,757
Henrico Doctors' HospitalRichmond, VA · CCN 490118	12	$25,871	About average	$15,691	$503,683
New England Baptist HospitalBoston, MA · CCN 220088	49	$25,894	About average	$21,465	$61,687
Southcoast Hospitals GroupFall River, MA · CCN 220074	16	$25,894	About average	$21,694	$79,072
Main Line Hospital LankenauWynnewood, PA · CCN 390195	18	$25,930	About average	$24,030	$126,380
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round RockRound Rock, TX · CCN 670034	19	$25,997	About average	$16,835	$68,388
Medical City PlanoPlano, TX · CCN 450651	59	$25,998	About average	$18,718	$392,939

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: 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.