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
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489 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024; showing 351–400. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Of Michigan Health - West | 16 | $29,735 | About average | $18,472 | $79,860 |
| Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center | 14 | $29,816 | About average | $18,809 | $98,062 |
| Grossmont Hospital | 11 | $29,848 | About average | $28,364 | $232,389 |
| O U Medical Center | 16 | $29,874 | About average | $26,712 | $327,559 |
| University Of Iowa Hospital & Clinics | 40 | $29,936 | About average | $23,580 | $131,117 |
| Mercy Medical Center Redding | 22 | $29,984 | About average | $28,325 | $128,550 |
| Huntington Hospital | 27 | $30,023 | About average | $28,593 | $190,410 |
| Unity Hospital | 12 | $30,070 | About average | $21,314 | $45,040 |
| Cooper University Hospital | 16 | $30,080 | About average | $27,410 | $139,757 |
| St Charles Medical Center - Bend | 13 | $30,109 | About average | $28,591 | $101,978 |
| AdventHealth Wesley Chapel | 14 | $30,112 | About average | $16,902 | $237,177 |
| Kaleida Health | 17 | $30,171 | About average | $28,282 | $91,351 |
| Geisinger Medical Center | 16 | $30,184 | About average | $23,962 | $227,651 |
| SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital | 16 | $30,201 | About average | $24,742 | $124,324 |
| Englewood Hospital And Medical Center | 11 | $30,208 | About average | $24,491 | $331,513 |
| Community Hospital | 16 | $30,239 | About average | $15,932 | $105,815 |
| Albany Medical Center Hospital | 25 | $30,259 | About average | $27,330 | $62,881 |
| Cape Cod Hospital | 11 | $30,348 | About average | $28,995 | $47,135 |
| UH Cleveland Medical Center | 24 | $30,429 | About average | $25,040 | $107,107 |
| Saint Francis Medical Center | 35 | $30,526 | About average | $21,620 | $183,256 |
| Mayo Clinic | 52 | $30,552 | About average | $21,145 | $100,078 |
| MUSC Medical Center | 49 | $30,553 | About average | $24,379 | $155,174 |
| Overlook Medical Center | 12 | $30,580 | About average | $21,954 | $144,898 |
| Houston Methodist Hospital | 51 | $30,589 | About average | $20,869 | $239,812 |
| Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, Inc | 13 | $30,599 | About average | $26,683 | $32,792 |
| John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek Campus | 20 | $30,600 | About average | $29,287 | $288,904 |
| Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital | 11 | $30,666 | About average | $28,891 | $150,070 |
| Methodist Hospital For Surgery | 26 | $30,732 | About average | $12,509 | $76,143 |
| Barnes Jewish Hospital | 74 | $30,772 | About average | $24,761 | $123,216 |
| Elmhurst Memorial Hospital | 39 | $30,795 | About average | $17,893 | $120,283 |
| Duke University Hospital | 42 | $30,805 | About average | $25,296 | $88,751 |
| Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center | 18 | $30,969 | 10% above the national average | $29,541 | $151,645 |
| Mercy General Hospital | 12 | $31,079 | 11% above the national average | $29,537 | $250,184 |
| Methodist Hospital Stone Oak | 32 | $31,154 | 11% above the national average | $18,058 | $221,761 |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center | 12 | $31,165 | 11% above the national average | $23,870 | $92,873 |
| University Of Michigan Health System | 44 | $31,208 | 11% above the national average | $27,540 | $127,354 |
| Mercy Medical Center Inc | 29 | $31,279 | 11% above the national average | $27,447 | $36,025 |
| Alaska Regional Hospital | 52 | $31,347 | 11% above the national average | $22,957 | $248,075 |
| Penn Presbyterian Medical Center | 21 | $31,657 | 13% above the national average | $27,041 | $180,980 |
| Baylor University Medical Center | 24 | $31,802 | 13% above the national average | $19,977 | $71,326 |
| Emory University Hospital | 30 | $31,839 | 13% above the national average | $22,921 | $87,868 |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center | 11 | $31,846 | 13% above the national average | $22,681 | $137,140 |
| Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington | 20 | $31,865 | 13% above the national average | $23,230 | $52,203 |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill | 25 | $31,938 | 14% above the national average | $23,290 | $173,723 |
| Medical College Of Virginia Hospitals | 21 | $31,956 | 14% above the national average | $24,557 | $151,355 |
| Glendale Adventist Medical Center | 14 | $31,959 | 14% above the national average | $30,283 | $216,155 |
| Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center | 24 | $32,065 | 14% above the national average | $21,060 | $133,917 |
| University Of Colorado Hospital Authority | 34 | $32,180 | 14% above the national average | $24,877 | $221,628 |
| UNM Hospital | 13 | $32,211 | 15% above the national average | $29,654 | $72,156 |
| Banner - University Medical Center Phoenix | 12 | $32,243 | 15% above the national average | $23,065 | $128,311 |
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.