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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Average payment across these 36 hospitals: $35,973National $28,116 · California $35,973
Median hospital: $32,645
Lowest to highest: $27,031–$49,484
Medicare stays: 946

36 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024. 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
Fresno Surgical HospitalFresno, CA · CCN 050708	59	$27,031	About average	$25,482	$44,383
Hoag Orthopedic InstituteIrvine, CA · CCN 050769	42	$27,320	About average	$24,814	$127,819
Hoag Memorial Hospital PresbyterianNewport Beach, CA · CCN 050224	27	$27,900	About average	$26,663	$149,022
Torrance Memorial Medical CenterTorrance, CA · CCN 050351	14	$28,002	About average	$26,604	$166,311
Scripps Memorial Hospital La JollaLa Jolla, CA · CCN 050324	15	$28,214	About average	$26,582	$251,115
Providence Mission HospitalMission Viejo, CA · CCN 050567	13	$28,253	About average	$26,621	$133,215
Saint John's Health CenterSanta Monica, CA · CCN 050290	20	$28,336	About average	$26,743	$114,372
Adventist Health Sierra VistaSan Luis Obispo, CA · CCN 050506	19	$28,787	About average	$27,327	$236,812
Grossmont HospitalLa Mesa, CA · CCN 050026	11	$29,848	About average	$28,364	$232,389
Mercy Medical Center ReddingRedding, CA · CCN 050280	22	$29,984	About average	$28,325	$128,550
Huntington HospitalPasadena, CA · CCN 050438	27	$30,023	About average	$28,593	$190,410
John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek CampusWalnut Creek, CA · CCN 050180	20	$30,600	About average	$29,287	$288,904
Santa Barbara Cottage HospitalSanta Barbara, CA · CCN 050396	11	$30,666	About average	$28,891	$150,070
Mercy General HospitalSacramento, CA · CCN 050017	12	$31,079	11% above the national average	$29,537	$250,184
Glendale Adventist Medical CenterGlendale, CA · CCN 050239	14	$31,959	14% above the national average	$30,283	$216,155
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
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
MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical CenterFountain Valley, CA · CCN 050678	12	$33,235	18% above the national average	$22,520	$146,806
Los Robles Hospital & Medical CenterThousand Oaks, CA · CCN 050549	23	$33,441	19% above the national average	$25,668	$521,620
Santa Monica - UCLA Medical Center & Orthopaedic HospitalSanta Monica, CA · CCN 050112	19	$34,281	22% above the national average	$32,148	$173,859
Scripps Green HospitalLa Jolla, CA · CCN 050424	52	$35,293	26% above the national average	$31,562	$281,457
Sutter Roseville Medical CenterRoseville, CA · CCN 050309	25	$35,453	26% above the national average	$26,604	$179,127
Providence Santa Rosa Memorial HospitalSanta Rosa, CA · CCN 050174	23	$35,972	28% above the national average	$30,574	$233,295
Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles, CA · CCN 050625	58	$36,355	29% above the national average	$31,577	$404,495
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
Sutter Medical Center, SacramentoSacramento, CA · CCN 050108	14	$42,226	50% above the national average	$28,479	$140,791
Keck Hospital Of USCLos Angeles, CA · CCN 050696	35	$44,235	57% above the national average	$32,083	$176,969
UCSan Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Medical CenterSan Diego, CA · CCN 050025	17	$44,640	59% above the national average	$38,112	$222,955
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
UCSF Medical CenterSan Francisco, CA · CCN 050454	82	$49,484	76% above the national average	$42,685	$228,396

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.