# Neck spinal fusion (hospital stay): what Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey pays, by state

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

- Insurer: Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey
- Billing code: 473 (Hospital stays (inpatient))
- Price shown: negotiated in-network price, hospital stay, facility fee
- Prices as of: 2026-09-11
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 2 | $51,668.00 | $52,673.00 | $55,688.00 | $73,316.00 | $79,192.00 | $21,080.03 | 2.6x Medicare |
| Arkansas | 2 | $49,180.00 | $67,868.50 | $80,896.00 | $92,072.50 | $105,208.00 | $15,672.20 | 5.2x Medicare |
| California | 10 | $35,693.00 | $46,744.75 | $64,893.00 | $85,568.50 | $105,208.00 | $29,579.86 | 2.2x Medicare |
| Colorado | 2 | $41,220.00 | $44,661.75 | $46,616.50 | $78,245.75 | $102,347.00 | $17,823.36 | 2.6x Medicare |
| Connecticut | 5 | $35,693.00 | $46,661.25 | $53,678.00 | $70,568.50 | $105,208.00 |  |  |
| Delaware | 4 | $34,366.00 | $41,220.00 | $74,098.00 | $87,694.00 | $88,561.00 | $23,669.25 | 3.1x Medicare |
| District of Columbia | 1 | $34,366.00 | $35,027.00 | $35,688.00 | $36,349.00 | $37,010.00 | $29,095.79 | 1.2x Medicare |
| Florida | 13 | $33,257.00 | $36,384.50 | $65,440.50 | $77,918.50 | $87,694.00 | $20,601.01 | 3.2x Medicare |
| Georgia | 6 | $51,668.00 | $55,688.00 | $74,098.00 | $79,192.00 | $87,694.00 | $21,251.42 | 3.5x Medicare |
| Illinois | 2 | $49,180.00 | $67,868.50 | $80,896.00 | $92,072.50 | $105,208.00 | $27,052.89 | 3.0x Medicare |
| Indiana | 1 | $51,668.00 | $53,678.00 | $55,688.00 | $67,440.00 | $79,192.00 | $21,309.51 | 2.6x Medicare |
| Louisiana | 1 | $49,180.00 | $63,187.00 | $77,194.00 | $91,201.00 | $105,208.00 | $15,768.10 | 4.9x Medicare |
| Maine | 2 | $35,693.00 | $41,849.25 | $45,769.00 | $48,725.00 | $102,347.00 |  |  |
| Maryland | 6 | $35,693.00 | $49,802.00 | $55,688.00 | $79,192.00 | $105,208.00 | $29,198.78 | 1.9x Medicare |
| Massachusetts | 5 | $34,366.00 | $37,010.00 | $37,996.00 | $67,076.00 | $85,543.00 | $28,563.04 | 1.3x Medicare |
| Michigan | 3 | $41,220.00 | $48,368.25 | $53,678.00 | $81,534.25 | $105,208.00 | $20,235.98 | 2.6x Medicare |
| Minnesota | 1 | $41,220.00 | $43,576.50 | $45,933.00 | $67,247.00 | $88,561.00 | $21,623.42 | 2.1x Medicare |
| Missouri | 7 | $35,693.00 | $51,051.00 | $55,688.00 | $79,192.00 | $105,208.00 | $22,301.28 | 2.5x Medicare |
| Nebraska | 1 | $51,668.00 | $53,678.00 | $55,688.00 | $67,440.00 | $79,192.00 | $16,217.27 | 3.4x Medicare |
| New Hampshire | 2 | $34,366.00 | $36,349.00 | $55,554.00 | $77,497.00 | $87,694.00 | $21,022.55 | 2.6x Medicare |
| New Jersey | 1,127 | $13,596.00 | $47,300.00 | $61,385.00 | $79,192.00 | $126,862.00 | $29,095.29 | 2.1x Medicare |
| New Mexico | 2 | $35,693.00 | $47,674.25 | $53,678.00 | $61,564.00 | $79,192.00 |  |  |
| New York | 101 | $33,801.00 | $49,331.25 | $60,333.00 | $75,417.00 | $112,789.00 | $28,833.40 | 2.1x Medicare |
| North Carolina | 1 | $74,098.00 | $77,497.00 | $80,896.00 | $84,295.00 | $87,694.00 | $21,865.80 | 3.7x Medicare |
| Ohio | 2 | $34,366.00 | $36,349.00 | $55,554.00 | $77,497.00 | $87,694.00 | $23,382.73 | 2.4x Medicare |
| Oklahoma | 1 | $51,668.00 | $53,678.00 | $55,688.00 | $67,440.00 | $79,192.00 | $16,804.73 | 3.3x Medicare |
| Oregon | 1 | $74,098.00 | $77,497.00 | $80,896.00 | $84,295.00 | $87,694.00 | $20,168.00 | 4.0x Medicare |
| Pennsylvania | 492 | $21,689.00 | $34,895.00 | $47,300.00 | $74,098.00 | $148,815.00 | $25,058.77 | 1.9x Medicare |
| Rhode Island | 2 | $34,366.00 | $37,010.00 | $51,668.00 | $55,688.00 | $79,192.00 |  |  |
| South Carolina | 1 | $65,307.00 | $66,727.25 | $68,147.50 | $69,567.75 | $70,988.00 | $20,177.78 | 3.4x Medicare |
| Tennessee | 2 | $34,366.00 | $36,349.00 | $43,095.00 | $63,187.00 | $105,208.00 | $17,290.35 | 2.5x Medicare |
| Texas | 3 | $33,257.00 | $34,507.00 | $38,257.00 | $65,137.75 | $87,694.00 | $18,395.15 | 2.1x Medicare |
| Utah | 2 | $41,220.00 | $47,366.75 | $53,678.00 | $73,316.00 | $88,561.00 |  |  |
| West Virginia | 3 | $34,366.00 | $42,431.00 | $49,484.00 | $61,564.00 | $102,347.00 |  |  |

**“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/horizon/statemap_473_US.html  
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