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Back and Neck Procedures Except Spinal Fusion with complications Cost in California

Medicare DRG 519. What each hospital charges and what Medicare pays.

Avg charge in CA
$164,844
Range (lowest–highest)
$74,641$282,573
Avg Medicare pays
$20,513
Hospitals
18
HospitalStaysAvg chargeAvg total payment
CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER · LOS ANGELES73$282,573$28,572
MARINHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER · GREENBRAE14$258,252$22,313
STANFORD HEALTH CARE · STANFORD41$255,191$31,626
STANFORD HEALTH CARE TRI-VALLEY · PLEASANTON11$235,134$23,951
JOHN MUIR MEDICAL CENTER - WALNUT CREEK CAMPUS · WALNUT CREEK30$215,922$22,511
UCSF MEDICAL CENTER · SAN FRANCISCO40$183,107$33,983
SCRIPPS GREEN HOSPITAL · LA JOLLA12$182,943$23,393
SCRIPPS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL - ENCINITAS · ENCINITAS14$180,363$19,116
COMMUNITY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER · FRESNO11$161,318$20,408
KECK HOSPITAL OF USC · LOS ANGELES20$143,382$28,593
UC SAN DIEGO HEALTH HILLCREST - HILLCREST MED CTR · SAN DIEGO17$142,610$28,589
COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF THE MONTEREY PENINSULA · MONTEREY11$140,223$26,641
CEDAR-SINAI MARINA DEL REY HOSPITAL · MARINA DEL REY12$129,567$18,913
SUTTER ROSEVILLE MEDICAL CENTER · ROSEVILLE15$101,475$22,911
COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL - VENTURA · VENTURA12$100,182$21,827
SANTA MONICA - UCLA MED CTR & ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL · SANTA MONICA13$99,821$23,538
SANTA BARBARA COTTAGE HOSPITAL · SANTA BARBARA25$80,496$20,700
SAINT JOHN'S HEALTH CENTER · SANTA MONICA34$74,641$18,058

Source: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service. The "charge" is the hospital's list price; "total payment" is what it actually received. Medicare fee-for-service inpatient stays only. A hospital with very few stays for this DRG may not appear (CMS suppresses counts under 11).