DRG

COMBINED ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION WITH MCC

DRG Code: 453

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Key Metrics

Total Discharges
1,679
Avg Medicare Payment ($)
$92,100.20
Avg Total Payment ($)
$103,997.48
Avg Covered Charge ($)
$545,285.47
Number of Hospitals
86

Payment Range (Avg Medicare Payment)

Minimum
$46,911.44
25th Percentile
$67,311.75
Median
$79,382.25
75th Percentile
$99,142.04
Maximum
$191,344.64

Top 20 Hospitals by Discharges

Rank Hospital Discharges Avg Medicare Payment
1 Ucsf Medical Center 89 $137,384.15
2 Nyu Langone Hospitals 75 $143,924.67
3 Cedars-Sinai Medical Center 48 $112,623.48
4 Norton Hospital / Norton Healthcare Pavilion / Nor 39 $70,621.51
5 Uc San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med Ctr 38 $135,814.03
6 Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester 37 $101,859.62
7 Medical City Plano 34 $70,272.35
8 University Of Colorado Hospital Authority 29 $82,848.21
9 Scripps Green Hospital 28 $98,241.14
10 Barnes Jewish Hospital 28 $100,704.18
11 Stanford Health Care 27 $135,318.11
12 Northwestern Memorial Hospital 26 $77,505.46
13 New York-Presbyterian Hospital 26 $102,774.04
14 Memorial Hermann Texas Medical Center 26 $116,748.54
15 M Health Fairview University Of Mn 25 $99,142.04
16 Good Samaritan Hospital 25 $67,046.84
17 Thomas Jefferson University Hospital 25 $92,392.96
18 Houston Methodist Hospital 25 $110,289.76
19 St. Joseph's Hospital And Medical Center 24 $79,262.88
20 Adventhealth Orlando 24 $76,819.00

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Methodology

Data source: Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service (DRG) (dataset ID: inpatient-by-drg). Vintage: 2023. Downloaded: 2026-04-13. Rows in source: 146,427.

Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service reports charges and payments for hospital inpatient stays by DRG (Diagnosis Related Group). Payment amounts reflect what Medicare actually paid, while covered charges are the hospital's list price before adjustments.

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