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

Hospitals in Pennsylvania

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Average payment across these 20 hospitals: $28,595National $28,116 · Pennsylvania $28,595
Median hospital: $27,079
Lowest to highest: $20,934–$37,771
Medicare stays: 468

20 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
Paoli HospitalPaoli, PA · CCN 390153	15	$20,934	26% below the national average	$19,510	$136,835
UPMC PassavantPittsburgh, PA · CCN 390107	26	$21,095	25% below the national average	$16,841	$114,394
St Luke's Hospital - Grand View CampusSellersville, PA · CCN 390057	12	$21,970	22% below the national average	$20,473	$72,490
Riddle Memorial HospitalMedia, PA · CCN 390222	16	$22,288	21% below the national average	$18,212	$106,540
Lancaster General HospitalLancaster, PA · CCN 390100	11	$22,315	21% below the national average	$20,822	$76,669
Jefferson Abington HospitalAbington, PA · CCN 390231	15	$24,702	12% below the national average	$20,756	$88,461
UPMC HamotErie, PA · CCN 390063	12	$25,701	About average	$23,941	$162,012
Main Line Hospital LankenauWynnewood, PA · CCN 390195	18	$25,930	About average	$24,030	$126,380
UPMC MercyPittsburgh, PA · CCN 390028	11	$26,943	About average	$24,079	$116,369
Pennsylvania HospitalPhiladelphia, PA · CCN 390226	31	$27,046	About average	$24,930	$154,202
Lehigh Valley HospitalAllentown, PA · CCN 390133	43	$27,113	About average	$21,618	$184,450
Bryn Mawr HospitalBryn Mawr, PA · CCN 390139	13	$27,289	About average	$17,817	$83,483
UPMC Presbyterian ShadysidePittsburgh, PA · CCN 390164	37	$28,055	About average	$23,002	$209,996
Allegheny General HospitalPittsburgh, PA · CCN 390050	16	$28,459	About average	$22,488	$112,100
Milton S Hershey Medical CenterHershey, PA · CCN 390256	20	$28,892	About average	$26,780	$147,978
Geisinger Medical CenterDanville, PA · CCN 390006	16	$30,184	About average	$23,962	$227,651
Penn Presbyterian Medical CenterPhiladelphia, PA · CCN 390223	21	$31,657	13% above the national average	$27,041	$180,980
Thomas Jefferson University HospitalPhiladelphia, PA · CCN 390174	97	$33,549	19% above the national average	$25,469	$126,924
Hospital Of University Of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA · CCN 390111	23	$35,358	26% above the national average	$30,076	$204,946
UPMC Pinnacle HospitalsHarrisburg, PA · CCN 390067	15	$37,771	34% above the national average	$15,844	$77,925

National trend

Average payment and billed charge per stay, and how many Medicare stays were reported each year.

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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.