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 401–450. 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
St Francis Hospital & Medical CenterHartford, CT · CCN 070002	15	$32,285	15% above the national average	$22,350	$81,287
Mayo Clinic HospitalPhoenix, AZ · CCN 030103	29	$32,381	15% above the national average	$23,321	$103,911
University Hospital S U N Y Health Science CenterSyracuse, NY · CCN 330241	24	$32,385	15% above the national average	$29,140	$154,707
Providence St. Joseph HospitalOrange, CA · CCN 050069	28	$32,386	15% above the national average	$25,968	$95,276
MemorialCare Long Beach Medical CenterLong Beach, CA · CCN 050485	18	$32,416	15% above the national average	$26,957	$183,225
Eisenhower Medical CenterRancho Mirage, CA · CCN 050573	23	$32,447	15% above the national average	$30,451	$161,453
West Virginia University Hospitals, IncMorgantown, WV · CCN 510001	35	$32,721	16% above the national average	$19,851	$140,410
North Carolina Baptist HospitalWinston-Salem, NC · CCN 340047	23	$32,750	16% above the national average	$21,042	$148,517
Sutter Tracy Community HospitalTracy, CA · CCN 050313	20	$32,843	17% above the national average	$22,695	$126,638
Community Regional Medical CenterFresno, CA · CCN 050060	21	$32,901	17% above the national average	$31,082	$181,648
Mary Hitchcock Memorial HospitalLebanon, NH · CCN 300003	21	$32,973	17% above the national average	$27,670	$116,733
Indiana University HealthIndianapolis, IN · CCN 150056	19	$33,071	18% above the national average	$28,785	$270,689
M Health Fairview University Of Mn Medical CenterMinneapolis, MN · CCN 240080	22	$33,158	18% above the national average	$21,837	$129,958
MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical CenterFountain Valley, CA · CCN 050678	12	$33,235	18% above the national average	$22,520	$146,806
Tristar Centennial Medical CenterNashville, TN · CCN 440161	13	$33,300	18% above the national average	$15,181	$182,654
Prisma Health Greenville Memorial HospitalGreenville, SC · CCN 420078	22	$33,362	19% above the national average	$20,648	$126,322
Los Robles Hospital & Medical CenterThousand Oaks, CA · CCN 050549	23	$33,441	19% above the national average	$25,668	$521,620
Thomas Jefferson University HospitalPhiladelphia, PA · CCN 390174	97	$33,549	19% above the national average	$25,469	$126,924
University Of Washington Medical CenterSeattle, WA · CCN 500008	13	$33,742	20% above the national average	$22,189	$110,542
Rochester General HospitalRochester, NY · CCN 330125	11	$33,743	20% above the national average	$22,748	$54,463
Henry Ford Health HospitalDetroit, MI · CCN 230053	13	$34,023	21% above the national average	$28,331	$105,575
Long Island Jewish Medical CenterNew Hyde Park, NY · CCN 330195	13	$34,118	21% above the national average	$31,138	$167,896
OHSU Hospital And ClinicsPortland, OR · CCN 380009	14	$34,187	22% above the national average	$26,574	$121,463
Cooperman Barnabas Medical CenterLivingston, NJ · CCN 310076	19	$34,214	22% above the national average	$23,675	$160,637
Santa Monica - UCLA Medical Center & Orthopaedic HospitalSanta Monica, CA · CCN 050112	19	$34,281	22% above the national average	$32,148	$173,859
Hartford HospitalHartford, CT · CCN 070025	15	$34,290	22% above the national average	$27,017	$99,430
Providence Alaska Medical CenterAnchorage, AK · CCN 020001	29	$34,294	22% above the national average	$21,997	$148,290
Lenox Hill HospitalNew York, NY · CCN 330119	18	$34,362	22% above the national average	$31,261	$136,430
Westchester Medical CenterValhalla, NY · CCN 330234	14	$34,433	22% above the national average	$30,630	$339,709
Centura Health-St Anthony HospitalLakewood, CO · CCN 060015	17	$34,480	23% above the national average	$17,308	$175,254
Tufts Medical CenterBoston, MA · CCN 220116	37	$34,695	23% above the national average	$29,324	$54,599
John T Mather Memorial Hospital Of Port JeffersonPort Jefferson, NY · CCN 330185	20	$35,145	25% above the national average	$22,969	$150,929
Northwestern Medicine Central Dupage HospitalWinfield, IL · CCN 140242	14	$35,226	25% above the national average	$19,538	$235,130
Scripps Green HospitalLa Jolla, CA · CCN 050424	52	$35,293	26% above the national average	$31,562	$281,457
Jackson Health SystemMiami, FL · CCN 100022	13	$35,301	26% above the national average	$32,922	$85,789
Hospital Of University Of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA · CCN 390111	23	$35,358	26% above the national average	$30,076	$204,946
Sutter Roseville Medical CenterRoseville, CA · CCN 050309	25	$35,453	26% above the national average	$26,604	$179,127
Self Regional HealthcareGreenwood, SC · CCN 420071	11	$35,551	26% above the national average	$24,836	$88,414
University Of Virginia Medical CenterCharlottesville, VA · CCN 490009	42	$35,614	27% above the national average	$27,529	$112,929
Northwestern Memorial HospitalChicago, IL · CCN 140281	24	$35,630	27% above the national average	$24,039	$171,074
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBoston, MA · CCN 220086	28	$35,689	27% above the national average	$32,637	$45,420
Vassar Brothers Medical CenterPoughkeepsie, NY · CCN 330023	13	$35,733	27% above the national average	$26,544	$73,470
Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical CenterHouston, TX · CCN 450068	15	$35,805	27% above the national average	$24,790	$187,617
University Of Cincinnati Medical Center, LLCCincinnati, OH · CCN 360003	16	$35,861	28% above the national average	$23,054	$165,609
Providence Santa Rosa Memorial HospitalSanta Rosa, CA · CCN 050174	23	$35,972	28% above the national average	$30,574	$233,295
UMass Memorial Medical Center/University CampusWorcester, MA · CCN 220163	40	$36,027	28% above the national average	$30,333	$132,190
The University Of Chicago Medical CenterChicago, IL · CCN 140088	12	$36,037	28% above the national average	$31,793	$170,900
Providence St Vincent Medical CenterPortland, OR · CCN 380004	16	$36,229	29% above the national average	$19,467	$81,407
Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles, CA · CCN 050625	58	$36,355	29% above the national average	$31,577	$404,495
Hospital For Special SurgeryNew York, NY · CCN 330270	80	$36,408	29% above the national average	$27,163	$150,533

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.