DRG

CERVICAL SPINAL FUSION WITHOUT CC/MCC

DRG Code: 473

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Key Metrics

Total Discharges
2,759
Avg Medicare Payment ($)
$16,778.30
Avg Total Payment ($)
$20,853.95
Avg Covered Charge ($)
$107,997.77
Number of Hospitals
146

Payment Range (Avg Medicare Payment)

Minimum
$11,820.27
25th Percentile
$14,557.36
Median
$16,016.23
75th Percentile
$18,574.29
Maximum
$42,896.82

Top 20 Hospitals by Discharges

Rank Hospital Discharges Avg Medicare Payment
1 Oklahoma Spine Hospital 89 $11,820.27
2 The Spine Hospital Of Louisiana 74 $12,445.84
3 Duke Health Raleigh Hospital 63 $14,393.97
4 Specialists Hospital Shreveport 55 $13,233.49
5 Christianacare 51 $18,842.14
6 Kansas Spine & Specialty Hospital, Llc 49 $12,878.16
7 Baylor Scott And White Surgical Hospital Fortworth 39 $13,824.77
8 Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville 31 $16,199.16
9 Baptist Memorial Hospital 31 $14,256.90
10 Virginia Hospital Center 31 $15,504.55
11 Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center 30 $15,099.83
12 Renown Regional Medical Center 30 $18,792.73
13 Bon Secours-St Francis Xavier Hospital 30 $16,024.93
14 Baylor Scott & White Texas Spine & Joint Hospital 30 $13,810.40
15 Medstar Georgetown University Hospital 29 $21,358.97
16 Shannon Medical Center 29 $16,038.69
17 Scripps Green Hospital 28 $21,973.36
18 St Mary's Hospital 27 $17,772.15
19 Sarasota Memorial Hospital 26 $16,321.85
20 Cypress Pointe Surgical Hospital 26 $13,653.08

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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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