DRG

BACK AND NECK PROCEDURES EXCEPT SPINAL FUSION WITHOUT CC/MCC

DRG Code: 520

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Key Metrics

Total Discharges
1,094
Avg Medicare Payment ($)
$10,803.60
Avg Total Payment ($)
$14,155.85
Avg Covered Charge ($)
$78,647.99
Number of Hospitals
67

Payment Range (Avg Medicare Payment)

Minimum
$7,348.63
25th Percentile
$8,662.07
Median
$9,846.58
75th Percentile
$11,968.06
Maximum
$24,742.32

Top 20 Hospitals by Discharges

Rank Hospital Discharges Avg Medicare Payment
1 Hospital For Special Surgery 63 $13,494.06
2 Kansas Spine & Specialty Hospital, Llc 35 $7,348.63
3 New York-Presbyterian Hospital 30 $15,809.57
4 Medstar Georgetown University Hospital 24 $11,081.88
5 Massachusetts General Hospital 24 $10,555.58
6 Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester 24 $11,204.13
7 Adventhealth Orlando 23 $8,994.09
8 Sarasota Memorial Hospital 23 $9,082.30
9 Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville 23 $7,854.26
10 Emory University Hospital Midtown 23 $11,019.83
11 Deaconess Hospital Inc 22 $8,575.45
12 Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center 21 $8,905.43
13 Piedmont Hospital 21 $7,684.00
14 Scripps Green Hospital 20 $12,250.35
15 Christianacare 20 $10,042.80
16 Arkansas Surgical Hospital 19 $7,412.95
17 Johns Hopkins Hospital, The 19 $24,742.32
18 Nyu Langone Hospitals 19 $15,833.53
19 Saint John's Health Center 17 $11,968.06
20 Cedars-Sinai Medical Center 17 $15,142.59

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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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