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
Hospitals in New York
Narrow by a state, city or ZIP code (optionally a distance around it), and/or pick specific hospitals. With both, your picks are added to the area’s hospitals.
- Average payment across these 24 hospitals
- $35,198
- Median hospital
- $33,931
- Lowest to highest
- $25,676–$44,881
- Medicare stays
- 609
24 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Plains Hospital Center | 16 | $25,676 | About average | $24,248 | $157,773 |
| Mercy Hospital Of Buffalo | 11 | $26,091 | About average | $18,822 | $49,199 |
| Crouse Hospital | 23 | $26,424 | About average | $20,728 | $38,523 |
| Southside Hospital | 21 | $26,628 | About average | $24,248 | $135,659 |
| United Health Services Hospitals, Inc | 17 | $28,704 | About average | $22,186 | $64,623 |
| St Francis Hospital - The Heart Center | 37 | $29,697 | About average | $22,547 | $176,911 |
| Unity Hospital | 12 | $30,070 | About average | $21,314 | $45,040 |
| Kaleida Health | 17 | $30,171 | About average | $28,282 | $91,351 |
| Albany Medical Center Hospital | 25 | $30,259 | About average | $27,330 | $62,881 |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center | 11 | $31,846 | 13% above the national average | $22,681 | $137,140 |
| University Hospital S U N Y Health Science Center | 24 | $32,385 | 15% above the national average | $29,140 | $154,707 |
| Rochester General Hospital | 11 | $33,743 | 20% above the national average | $22,748 | $54,463 |
| Long Island Jewish Medical Center | 13 | $34,118 | 21% above the national average | $31,138 | $167,896 |
| Lenox Hill Hospital | 18 | $34,362 | 22% above the national average | $31,261 | $136,430 |
| Westchester Medical Center | 14 | $34,433 | 22% above the national average | $30,630 | $339,709 |
| John T Mather Memorial Hospital Of Port Jefferson | 20 | $35,145 | 25% above the national average | $22,969 | $150,929 |
| Vassar Brothers Medical Center | 13 | $35,733 | 27% above the national average | $26,544 | $73,470 |
| Hospital For Special Surgery | 80 | $36,408 | 29% above the national average | $27,163 | $150,533 |
| North Shore University Hospital | 25 | $37,773 | 34% above the national average | $27,219 | $153,478 |
| Mount Sinai West | 12 | $39,543 | 41% above the national average | $31,472 | $120,323 |
| SUNY/Stony Brook University Hospital | 18 | $39,620 | 41% above the national average | $32,208 | $155,967 |
| New York-Presbyterian Hospital | 67 | $40,476 | 44% above the national average | $31,266 | $165,359 |
| Nyu Langone Hospitals | 67 | $40,697 | 45% above the national average | $34,171 | $316,826 |
| Mount Sinai Hospital | 37 | $44,881 | 60% above the national average | $33,179 | $144,819 |
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.