DRG
COMBINED ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION WITH CC
DRG Code: 454
Key Metrics
Total Discharges
19,004
Avg Medicare Payment ($)
$48,128.88
Avg Total Payment ($)
$57,029.09
Avg Covered Charge ($)
$275,828.18
Number of Hospitals
587
Payment Range (Avg Medicare Payment)
Minimum
$28,569.79
25th Percentile
$38,937.15
Median
$43,193.00
75th Percentile
$51,077.03
Maximum
$160,624.63
Top 20 Hospitals by Discharges
| Rank | Hospital | Discharges | Avg Medicare Payment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | 196 | $67,435.97 |
| 2 | Texas Orthopedic Hospital | 192 | $36,749.34 |
| 3 | Medical City Plano | 178 | $51,077.03 |
| 4 | Ucsf Medical Center | 167 | $91,038.21 |
| 5 | Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester | 167 | $55,394.74 |
| 6 | Nyu Langone Hospitals | 153 | $83,821.23 |
| 7 | Stanford Health Care | 147 | $88,051.79 |
| 8 | Abbott Northwestern Hospital | 147 | $41,523.78 |
| 9 | Hospital For Special Surgery | 147 | $67,220.90 |
| 10 | Mercy Medical Center Inc | 131 | $40,923.11 |
| 11 | Firsthealth Moore Regional Hospital | 131 | $38,475.02 |
| 12 | Thomas Jefferson University Hospital | 130 | $53,600.45 |
| 13 | Adventhealth Orlando | 128 | $39,826.67 |
| 14 | New York-Presbyterian Hospital | 127 | $69,531.19 |
| 15 | Sky Ridge Medical Center | 125 | $44,663.61 |
| 16 | Riverside Methodist Hospital | 122 | $39,772.39 |
| 17 | Oklahoma Spine Hospital | 121 | $34,398.82 |
| 18 | Norton Hospital / Norton Healthcare Pavilion / Nor | 119 | $48,753.84 |
| 19 | Fresno Surgical Hospital | 118 | $47,804.33 |
| 20 | St. Joseph's Hospital And Medical Center | 116 | $52,436.80 |
Related Entities
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.