DRG

SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITH SPINAL CURVATURE, MALIGNANCY, INFECTION OR EXTENSIVE

DRG Code: 457

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Key Metrics

Total Discharges
1,647
Avg Medicare Payment ($)
$55,202.36
Avg Total Payment ($)
$64,384.43
Avg Covered Charge ($)
$285,611.39
Number of Hospitals
78

Payment Range (Avg Medicare Payment)

Minimum
$30,174.07
25th Percentile
$41,848.00
Median
$51,020.40
75th Percentile
$60,289.05
Maximum
$101,194.84

Top 20 Hospitals by Discharges

Rank Hospital Discharges Avg Medicare Payment
1 New England Baptist Hospital 90 $50,377.06
2 Oklahoma Spine Hospital 65 $33,501.80
3 Ucsf Medical Center 53 $94,910.51
4 Johns Hopkins Hospital, The 49 $92,507.55
5 Hospital For Special Surgery 42 $69,304.14
6 Cedars-Sinai Medical Center 38 $66,021.71
7 Rush University Medical Center 38 $60,289.05
8 Massachusetts General Hospital 38 $61,193.37
9 St. Joseph's Hospital And Medical Center 37 $54,828.19
10 Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital 33 $40,757.48
11 Medstar Georgetown University Hospital 31 $53,527.90
12 Brigham And Women's Hospital 31 $60,927.29
13 Carolinas Medical Center/Behav Health 31 $41,899.48
14 Medical City Plano 29 $46,887.45
15 Scott & White Hospital-Round Rock 27 $41,748.56
16 Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester 26 $54,797.42
17 Duke University Hospital 26 $52,004.00
18 University Of Maryland Medical Center 25 $101,194.84
19 Vanderbilt University Medical Center 25 $46,846.84
20 Scripps Green Hospital 24 $63,767.13

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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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