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Back and Neck Procedures Except Spinal Fusion without with Complications/with major complications Cost in California

Medicare DRG 520. What each hospital charges and what Medicare pays.

Avg charge in CA
$131,167
Range (lowest–highest)
$59,712$211,265
Avg Medicare pays
$13,480
Hospitals
9
HospitalStaysAvg chargeAvg total payment
CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER · LOS ANGELES32$211,265$17,826
JOHN MUIR MEDICAL CENTER - WALNUT CREEK CAMPUS · WALNUT CREEK19$203,345$15,798
STANFORD HEALTH CARE · STANFORD11$186,522$22,963
SCRIPPS GREEN HOSPITAL · LA JOLLA20$170,802$18,792
SCRIPPS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LA JOLLA · LA JOLLA12$131,603$13,822
DOCS SURGICAL HOSPITAL · LOS ANGELES18$86,010$13,223
SANTA BARBARA COTTAGE HOSPITAL · SANTA BARBARA29$66,220$16,284
HOAG ORTHOPEDIC INSTITUTE · IRVINE11$65,024$13,201
SAINT JOHN'S HEALTH CENTER · SANTA MONICA15$59,712$13,739

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).