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Procedures matching “spinal fusion”

Average payments per case for about 600 hospital stays and outpatient procedures, at every hospital that treats enough Medicare patients. Search for a surgery or condition, then compare hospitals.

21 procedures

National figures for Medicare patients in 2024. Average payment is what Medicare and the patient paid together per case; the typical range is the middle half of hospitals’ averages. About these numbers

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ProcedureHospitalsCasesAverage paymentTypical rangeAverage billed charge
Spinal fusion except cervical without MCCInpatient stay · MS-DRG 460 · Spinal fusion, back surgery, spine surgery65618,008$34,025$26,898–$37,465$167,448
Combined anterior and posterior spinal fusion with CCInpatient stay · MS-DRG 454 · Spinal fusion, back surgery, spine surgery49113,779$59,319$46,725–$64,536$289,584
Cervical spinal fusion with CCInpatient stay · MS-DRG 472 · Spinal fusion, back surgery, spine surgery48911,118$28,116$22,497–$30,259$142,770
Combined anterior and posterior spinal fusion without CC/MCCInpatient stay · MS-DRG 455 · Spinal fusion, back surgery, spine surgery42110,551$40,610$34,014–$46,642$204,067
Back and neck procedures except spinal fusion with CCInpatient stay · MS-DRG 519 · Back surgery, laminectomy, discectomy1963,713$20,542$15,575–$22,487$102,984
Cervical spinal fusion without CC/MCCInpatient stay · MS-DRG 473 · Spinal fusion, back surgery, spine surgery1252,401$20,737$16,679–$23,312$110,526
Spinal fusion except cervical with spinal curvature, malignancy, infection or extensiveInpatient stay · MS-DRG 457 · Spinal fusion, back surgery, spine surgery821,710$65,757$50,822–$72,488$320,942
Single level combined anterior and posterior spinal fusion except cervicalInpatient stay · MS-DRG 402 · Spinal fusion, back surgery, spine surgery891,378$36,549$30,182–$40,225$193,126
Multiple level combined anterior and posterior spinal fusion except cervical with CCInpatient stay · MS-DRG 427 · Spinal fusion, back surgery, spine surgery721,170$76,200$58,565–$85,939$435,970
Combined anterior and posterior spinal fusion with MCCInpatient stay · MS-DRG 453 · Spinal fusion, back surgery, spine surgery571,012$105,253$77,443–$114,059$588,627
Back and neck procedures except spinal fusion without CC/MCCInpatient stay · MS-DRG 520 · Back surgery, laminectomy, discectomy56938$14,856$11,449–$16,616$79,349
Multiple level spinal fusion except cervical without MCCInpatient stay · MS-DRG 448 · Spinal fusion, back surgery, spine surgery51839$40,741$33,086–$45,896$184,728
Single level spinal fusion except cervical without MCCInpatient stay · MS-DRG 451 · Spinal fusion, back surgery, spine surgery45650$30,599$23,569–$36,813$141,893
Cervical spinal fusion with MCCInpatient stay · MS-DRG 471 · Spinal fusion, back surgery, spine surgery32439$58,094$44,960–$62,673$255,109
Spinal fusion except cervical with MCCInpatient stay · MS-DRG 459 · Spinal fusion, back surgery, spine surgery28388$68,211$49,327–$77,106$344,494
Spinal fusion except cervical with spinal curvature, malignancy, infection or extensiveInpatient stay · MS-DRG 456 · Spinal fusion, back surgery, spine surgery17318$122,272$106,008–$137,792$547,673
Multiple level combined anterior and posterior spinal fusion except cervical without…Inpatient stay · MS-DRG 428 · Spinal fusion, back surgery, spine surgery19281$47,823$37,163–$58,546$241,737
Back and neck procedures except spinal fusion with MCC or disc device or…Inpatient stay · MS-DRG 518 · Back surgery, laminectomy, discectomy12181$38,704$35,054–$44,321$225,601
Spinal fusion except cervical with spinal curvature, malignancy, infection or extensiveInpatient stay · MS-DRG 458 · Spinal fusion, back surgery, spine surgery7119$41,355$29,802–$42,329$186,701
Multiple level combined anterior and posterior spinal fusion except cervical with MCC…Inpatient stay · MS-DRG 426 · Spinal fusion, back surgery, spine surgery581$143,199$113,055–$148,820$725,197
Combined anterior and posterior cervical spinal fusion without MCCInpatient stay · MS-DRG 430 · Spinal fusion, back surgery, spine surgery113$38,995$38,995–$38,995$122,684