DRG

CERVICAL SPINAL FUSION WITH CC

DRG Code: 472

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Key Metrics

Total Discharges
10,395
Avg Medicare Payment ($)
$22,774.40
Avg Total Payment ($)
$28,053.58
Avg Covered Charge ($)
$136,212.63
Number of Hospitals
470

Payment Range (Avg Medicare Payment)

Minimum
$13,616.69
25th Percentile
$18,720.56
Median
$20,714.40
75th Percentile
$24,077.73
Maximum
$61,836.98

Top 20 Hospitals by Discharges

Rank Hospital Discharges Avg Medicare Payment
1 Ucsf Medical Center 93 $41,856.92
2 Hospital For Special Surgery 88 $26,065.70
3 Naples Community Hospital 82 $19,481.28
4 Medstar Georgetown University Hospital 77 $25,700.26
5 New York-Presbyterian Hospital 72 $32,521.76
6 Thomas Jefferson University Hospital 72 $25,201.13
7 Medical City Fort Worth 70 $21,477.44
8 Stanford Health Care 69 $40,912.77
9 Nyu Langone Hospitals 69 $35,741.99
10 Adventhealth Orlando 67 $18,773.13
11 New England Baptist Hospital 62 $24,131.47
12 Cedars-Sinai Medical Center 61 $32,600.00
13 Christianacare 61 $23,196.72
14 Norton Hospital / Norton Healthcare Pavilion / Nor 61 $19,265.77
15 Medical City Plano 60 $19,756.02
16 Brigham And Women's Hospital 59 $30,083.27
17 Fresno Surgical Hospital 58 $23,403.79
18 Ascension Providence Hospital 58 $21,757.83
19 Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester 58 $26,041.64
20 Baylor Scott And White Surgical Hospital Fortworth 58 $17,281.66

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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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