DRG

MEDICAL BACK PROBLEMS WITHOUT MCC

DRG Code: 552

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Key Metrics

Total Discharges
40,385
Avg Medicare Payment ($)
$6,814.34
Avg Total Payment ($)
$9,000.86
Avg Covered Charge ($)
$47,124.57
Number of Hospitals
1,209

Payment Range (Avg Medicare Payment)

Minimum
$3,099.64
25th Percentile
$5,523.23
Median
$6,236.71
75th Percentile
$7,429.63
Maximum
$31,302.36

Top 20 Hospitals by Discharges

Rank Hospital Discharges Avg Medicare Payment
1 Lehigh Valley Hospital 287 $6,457.27
2 Adventhealth Orlando 274 $5,807.36
3 Christianacare 233 $6,494.74
4 Nyu Langone Hospitals 216 $10,051.62
5 Sarasota Memorial Hospital 193 $5,522.11
6 New York-Presbyterian Hospital 184 $10,263.48
7 Hca Florida Ocala Hospital 182 $5,836.06
8 South Shore Hospital 166 $5,966.99
9 Stony Brook University Hospital 159 $9,549.31
10 Morristown Medical Center 153 $7,197.19
11 Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center 149 $7,317.79
12 North Shore University Hospital 149 $8,521.83
13 Abington Memorial Hospital 147 $6,459.66
14 Cedars-Sinai Medical Center 128 $9,487.60
15 Miami Valley Hospital 125 $5,756.38
16 Beaumont Hospital, Troy 124 $5,347.19
17 Long Island Jewish Medical Center 123 $9,472.85
18 Riverside Methodist Hospital 118 $6,180.94
19 Reading Hospital 118 $6,540.64
20 Deaconess Hospital Inc 115 $5,192.54

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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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