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
Hospitals in Texas
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 43 hospitals
- $24,532
- Median hospital
- $24,469
- Lowest to highest
- $18,559–$35,805
- Medicare stays
- 1,012
43 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kell West Regional Hospital | 27 | $18,559 | 34% below the national average | $16,874 | $34,654 |
| South Texas Spine And Surgical Hospital | 26 | $18,992 | 32% below the national average | $17,675 | $98,283 |
| The Hospital At Westlake Medical Center | 11 | $19,018 | 32% below the national average | $17,534 | $190,268 |
| Baylor Surgical Hospital At Las Colinas | 13 | $19,413 | 31% below the national average | $17,781 | $46,455 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Plano | 12 | $19,624 | 30% below the national average | $18,128 | $93,081 |
| Sierra Medical Center | 12 | $19,811 | 30% below the national average | $18,179 | $286,825 |
| CHI St Lukes Lakeside Hospital | 30 | $20,129 | 28% below the national average | $18,551 | $140,083 |
| Shannon Medical Center | 18 | $20,417 | 27% below the national average | $19,597 | $153,129 |
| Baylor Scott & White Texas Spine & Joint Hospital | 30 | $20,682 | 26% below the national average | $16,647 | $73,057 |
| Baylor Scott And White Surgical Hospital Fortworth | 70 | $21,533 | 23% below the national average | $16,712 | $64,898 |
| Baylor Scott And White Medical Center Uptown | 11 | $21,667 | 23% below the national average | $16,051 | $55,019 |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Fort Worth | 26 | $21,693 | 23% below the national average | $20,220 | $89,901 |
| Christus Santa Rosa Medical Center | 22 | $21,721 | 23% below the national average | $18,527 | $171,014 |
| Bsa Hospital | 11 | $21,919 | 22% below the national average | $17,099 | $96,216 |
| Christus Mother Frances Hospital | 11 | $22,110 | 21% below the national average | $20,572 | $232,923 |
| UT Health East Texas Tyler Regional Hospital | 31 | $22,215 | 21% below the national average | $18,573 | $144,100 |
| Texas Orthopedic Hospital | 39 | $22,366 | 20% below the national average | $17,169 | $224,830 |
| UT Of Texas Southwestern University Hospital - William P. Clements Jr. | 12 | $22,819 | 19% below the national average | $20,865 | $89,074 |
| St David's Medical Center | 26 | $23,475 | 17% below the national average | $19,019 | $204,086 |
| Houston Methodist Sugarland Hospital | 22 | $24,000 | 15% below the national average | $18,802 | $211,798 |
| Baptist Medical Center | 16 | $24,373 | 13% below the national average | $18,442 | $309,658 |
| Medical City Fort Worth | 50 | $24,469 | 13% below the national average | $20,587 | $376,031 |
| Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin | 32 | $24,506 | 13% below the national average | $22,885 | $284,854 |
| Round Rock Medical Center | 13 | $24,507 | 13% below the national average | $17,472 | $315,604 |
| United Regional Health Care System | 11 | $24,590 | 13% below the national average | $23,109 | $80,411 |
| Memorial Hermann Hospital System | 42 | $24,939 | 11% below the national average | $21,662 | $105,152 |
| Methodist Mansfield Medical Center | 11 | $24,960 | 11% below the national average | $17,582 | $87,797 |
| Methodist Hospital | 15 | $25,526 | About average | $15,735 | $197,241 |
| Hendrick Medical Center | 25 | $25,719 | About average | $19,288 | $302,839 |
| Medical City Dallas Hospital | 27 | $25,785 | About average | $18,221 | $250,138 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round Rock | 19 | $25,997 | About average | $16,835 | $68,388 |
| Medical City Plano | 59 | $25,998 | About average | $18,718 | $392,939 |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Rockwall | 12 | $26,538 | About average | $16,450 | $79,182 |
| Christus St Michael Health System | 11 | $26,917 | About average | $15,638 | $152,647 |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano | 13 | $27,477 | About average | $16,697 | $86,348 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple | 15 | $28,457 | About average | $20,538 | $78,646 |
| Methodist Dallas Medical Center | 15 | $28,564 | About average | $22,699 | $91,258 |
| Christus Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi | 18 | $28,804 | About average | $21,103 | $152,638 |
| Houston Methodist Hospital | 51 | $30,589 | About average | $20,869 | $239,812 |
| Methodist Hospital For Surgery | 26 | $30,732 | About average | $12,509 | $76,143 |
| Methodist Hospital Stone Oak | 32 | $31,154 | 11% above the national average | $18,058 | $221,761 |
| Baylor University Medical Center | 24 | $31,802 | 13% above the national average | $19,977 | $71,326 |
| Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center | 15 | $35,805 | 27% above the national average | $24,790 | $187,617 |
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.