# Neck spinal fusion (hospital stay): what HealthPartners pays, by state

The whole hospital stay for a cervical (neck) spinal fusion, without complications.

- Insurer: HealthPartners
- Billing code: 473 (Hospital stays (inpatient))
- Price shown: negotiated in-network price, hospital stay, facility fee
- Prices as of: 2026-10-01
- All of the insurer's plans pooled; the map also shows single networks

| State | Providers | Lowest | 25th pct | Median | 75th pct | Highest | Medicare pays | Median vs Medicare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 16 | $29,857.10 | $32,855.02 | $32,855.02 | $47,353.90 | $47,353.90 | $16,110.44 | 2.0x Medicare |
| Alaska | 12 | $23,629.34 | $27,443.88 | $30,447.94 | $32,338.68 | $57,643.98 | $26,381.27 | 1.1x Medicare |
| Arizona | 54 | $13,734.80 | $29,857.10 | $32,855.02 | $47,353.90 | $61,354.75 | $21,080.03 | 1.6x Medicare |
| Arkansas | 5 | $26,854.30 | $26,854.30 | $26,854.30 | $29,106.40 | $32,855.02 | $15,672.20 | 1.7x Medicare |
| California | 83 | $17,567.59 | $26,854.30 | $32,120.19 | $39,678.91 | $50,434.82 | $29,579.86 | 1.1x Medicare |
| Colorado | 65 | $17,567.59 | $30,352.68 | $33,943.84 | $47,353.90 | $65,021.58 | $17,823.36 | 1.9x Medicare |
| Connecticut | 10 | $26,541.81 | $32,855.02 | $45,237.29 | $47,353.90 | $50,434.82 |  |  |
| Delaware | 1 | $47,353.90 | $47,353.90 | $47,353.90 | $47,353.90 | $47,353.90 | $23,669.25 | 2.0x Medicare |
| District of Columbia | 2 | $26,854.30 | $28,354.48 | $29,854.66 | $31,354.84 | $32,855.02 | $29,095.79 | about what Medicare pays |
| Florida | 113 | $13,734.80 | $31,839.43 | $32,855.02 | $47,353.90 | $61,354.75 | $20,601.01 | 1.6x Medicare |
| Georgia | 29 | $21,727.57 | $32,479.06 | $45,237.29 | $47,353.90 | $65,021.58 | $21,251.42 | 2.1x Medicare |
| Guam | 1 | $29,401.80 | $31,851.95 | $34,302.10 | $36,752.25 | $39,202.40 |  |  |
| Hawaii | 8 | $26,541.81 | $32,855.02 | $35,805.63 | $47,353.90 | $50,434.82 |  |  |
| Idaho | 8 | $23,629.34 | $29,923.02 | $32,159.25 | $33,087.55 | $56,765.11 | $16,551.61 | 1.9x Medicare |
| Illinois | 669 | $21,727.57 | $45,237.29 | $47,353.90 | $56,765.11 | $65,021.58 | $27,052.89 | 1.8x Medicare |
| Indiana | 45 | $21,727.57 | $32,855.02 | $47,353.90 | $47,353.90 | $61,354.75 | $21,309.51 | 2.2x Medicare |
| Iowa | 635 | $17,567.59 | $21,727.57 | $26,541.81 | $32,073.80 | $65,021.58 |  |  |
| Kansas | 13 | $23,629.34 | $29,857.10 | $32,855.02 | $47,353.90 | $57,643.98 | $15,279.48 | 2.1x Medicare |
| Kentucky | 13 | $23,629.34 | $29,556.82 | $31,855.31 | $34,505.95 | $56,765.11 | $17,209.00 | 1.9x Medicare |
| Louisiana | 14 | $21,727.57 | $29,857.10 | $32,510.80 | $32,855.02 | $47,353.90 | $15,768.10 | 2.1x Medicare |
| Maine | 13 | $29,857.10 | $30,603.53 | $32,855.02 | $33,620.37 | $57,643.98 |  |  |
| Maryland | 28 | $21,727.57 | $31,839.43 | $32,855.02 | $47,353.90 | $61,354.75 | $29,198.78 | 1.1x Medicare |
| Massachusetts | 21 | $17,567.59 | $31,839.43 | $33,785.15 | $47,353.90 | $61,354.75 | $28,563.04 | 1.2x Medicare |
| Michigan | 160 | $17,567.59 | $31,839.43 | $32,479.06 | $33,785.15 | $65,021.58 | $20,235.98 | 1.6x Medicare |
| Minnesota | 3,400 | $6,613.48 | $31,517.18 | $36,668.33 | $39,202.40 | $65,021.58 | $21,623.42 | 1.7x Medicare |
| Mississippi | 12 | $21,727.57 | $25,792.34 | $32,855.02 | $47,353.90 | $47,353.90 | $17,753.85 | 1.9x Medicare |
| Missouri | 46 | $17,567.59 | $29,857.10 | $32,855.02 | $39,202.40 | $61,354.75 | $22,301.28 | 1.5x Medicare |
| Montana | 16 | $26,854.30 | $29,857.10 | $32,667.04 | $32,855.02 | $47,353.90 | $19,076.86 | 1.7x Medicare |
| Nebraska | 40 | $17,567.59 | $23,390.10 | $26,854.30 | $33,087.55 | $65,021.58 | $16,217.27 | 1.7x Medicare |
| Nevada | 16 | $26,854.30 | $31,839.43 | $32,855.02 | $42,969.33 | $56,765.11 | $24,634.55 | 1.3x Medicare |
| New Hampshire | 6 | $30,552.87 | $32,855.02 | $47,353.90 | $47,353.90 | $47,353.90 | $21,022.55 | 2.2x Medicare |
| New Jersey | 18 | $13,734.80 | $28,748.75 | $32,479.06 | $33,785.15 | $56,765.11 | $29,095.29 | 1.1x Medicare |
| New Mexico | 10 | $26,854.30 | $28,355.70 | $32,855.02 | $32,855.02 | $47,353.90 |  |  |
| New York | 50 | $17,567.59 | $29,857.10 | $33,785.15 | $47,353.90 | $61,354.75 | $28,833.40 | 1.2x Medicare |
| North Carolina | 78 | $21,727.57 | $37,247.22 | $47,353.90 | $47,353.90 | $65,021.58 | $21,865.80 | 2.2x Medicare |
| North Dakota | 1,385 | $17,567.59 | $29,857.10 | $32,855.02 | $32,855.02 | $65,021.58 |  |  |
| Ohio | 43 | $17,567.59 | $29,629.45 | $32,855.02 | $35,964.32 | $50,434.82 | $23,382.73 | 1.4x Medicare |
| Oklahoma | 16 | $26,541.81 | $26,854.30 | $32,855.02 | $32,855.02 | $56,765.11 | $16,804.73 | 2.0x Medicare |
| Oregon | 20 | $26,854.30 | $30,874.51 | $32,855.02 | $44,041.06 | $57,643.98 | $20,168.00 | 1.6x Medicare |
| Pennsylvania | 42 | $13,734.80 | $29,857.10 | $36,668.33 | $47,353.90 | $61,354.75 | $25,058.77 | 1.5x Medicare |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | $26,854.30 | $28,355.70 | $29,857.10 | $29,857.10 | $29,857.10 |  |  |
| Rhode Island | 6 | $18,966.00 | $31,839.43 | $32,479.06 | $33,785.15 | $57,643.98 |  |  |
| South Carolina | 25 | $13,734.80 | $31,839.43 | $33,785.15 | $47,353.90 | $61,354.75 | $20,177.78 | 1.7x Medicare |
| South Dakota | 565 | $13,734.80 | $23,629.34 | $26,854.30 | $27,640.40 | $65,021.58 | $17,803.20 | 1.5x Medicare |
| Tennessee | 43 | $26,854.30 | $32,175.12 | $32,855.02 | $47,353.90 | $61,354.75 | $17,290.35 | 1.9x Medicare |
| Texas | 116 | $13,734.80 | $31,839.43 | $32,855.02 | $47,353.90 | $65,021.58 | $18,395.15 | 1.8x Medicare |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | 1 | $26,854.30 | $26,854.30 | $26,854.30 | $26,854.30 | $26,854.30 |  |  |
| Utah | 13 | $26,854.30 | $30,848.27 | $32,479.06 | $40,569.53 | $56,765.11 |  |  |
| Vermont | 2 | $45,237.29 | $45,237.29 | $45,237.29 | $45,237.29 | $45,237.29 |  |  |
| Virginia | 27 | $23,629.34 | $29,401.80 | $32,479.06 | $33,785.15 | $47,353.90 | $21,957.67 | 1.5x Medicare |
| Washington | 45 | $18,966.00 | $31,839.43 | $32,855.02 | $47,353.90 | $65,021.58 | $22,918.38 | 1.4x Medicare |
| West Virginia | 4 | $29,857.10 | $29,857.10 | $37,547.20 | $48,119.25 | $56,765.11 |  |  |
| Wisconsin | 6,713 | $6,613.48 | $33,785.15 | $47,353.90 | $47,353.90 | $65,021.58 |  |  |
| Wyoming | 7 | $23,629.34 | $26,854.30 | $28,748.75 | $30,031.04 | $32,855.02 |  |  |

**“x Medicare”** compares each price with what original Medicare actually paid hospitals in the same state for the same kind of stay in 2024, the newest year it has published: the average per stay, the patient’s share included, at hospitals with more than ten such stays. Medicare’s payment varies by hospital (wages, teaching, low-income patients), so this is a state average, not any one hospital’s rate. Insurers write their contracts as a share of Medicare, so 1.3x means the insurer pays 30% more than Medicare would; Medicare Advantage plans generally pay close to 1.0x.

Prices are what the insurer has agreed to pay, not what you will be billed. This is a statewide summary: prices vary far more between towns and between practices than these medians suggest, and "providers" counts everyone with a contracted price, not only those who perform the procedure.

Map: https://medicalpricetransparency.netlify.app/insurers/healthpartners/statemap_473_US.html  
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