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

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

- Insurer: Quartz
- Billing code: 473 (Hospital stays (inpatient))
- Price shown: negotiated in-network price, hospital stay, facility fee
- Prices as of: 2026-08-01
- 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 | 3 | $541.38 | $15,462.44 | $20,821.85 | $24,992.81 | $36,348.52 | $16,110.44 | 1.3x Medicare |
| Alaska | 2 | $302.88 | $378.03 | $12,511.80 | $28,542.40 | $40,308.06 | $26,381.27 | 0.5x Medicare |
| Arizona | 35 | $301.74 | $22,630.85 | $24,698.63 | $35,398.85 | $40,308.06 | $21,080.03 | 1.2x Medicare |
| Arkansas | 2 | $302.88 | $7,162.89 | $14,022.91 | $20,882.92 | $27,742.93 | $15,672.20 | 0.9x Medicare |
| California | 34 | $301.74 | $22,630.85 | $27,908.94 | $34,694.15 | $42,215.30 | $29,579.86 | 0.9x Medicare |
| Colorado | 33 | $301.74 | $541.38 | $24,698.63 | $35,398.85 | $42,215.30 | $17,823.36 | 1.4x Medicare |
| Delaware | 1 | $36,348.52 | $36,348.52 | $36,348.52 | $36,348.52 | $36,348.52 | $23,669.25 | 1.5x Medicare |
| District of Columbia | 3 | $22,630.85 | $26,713.93 | $30,327.50 | $33,284.75 | $35,398.85 | $29,095.79 | about what Medicare pays |
| Florida | 50 | $301.74 | $21,266.16 | $24,698.63 | $35,398.85 | $42,215.30 | $20,601.01 | 1.2x Medicare |
| Georgia | 24 | $301.74 | $20,628.98 | $24,027.28 | $31,847.66 | $36,348.52 | $21,251.42 | 1.1x Medicare |
| Hawaii | 3 | $541.38 | $16,084.96 | $22,311.04 | $24,929.56 | $29,650.49 |  |  |
| Idaho | 7 | $403.08 | $21,207.57 | $24,698.63 | $35,398.85 | $42,215.30 | $16,551.61 | 1.5x Medicare |
| Illinois | 528 | $301.74 | $20,436.12 | $21,207.57 | $21,207.57 | $42,215.30 | $27,052.89 | 0.8x Medicare |
| Indiana | 26 | $541.38 | $21,207.57 | $28,074.95 | $35,398.85 | $42,215.30 | $21,309.51 | 1.3x Medicare |
| Iowa | 330 | $301.74 | $302.88 | $24,698.63 | $35,398.85 | $42,215.30 |  |  |
| Kansas | 4 | $20,436.12 | $21,563.39 | $25,186.89 | $31,370.77 | $35,398.85 | $15,279.48 | 1.6x Medicare |
| Kentucky | 3 | $301.74 | $6,580.69 | $24,698.63 | $32,723.80 | $35,398.85 | $17,209.00 | 1.4x Medicare |
| Louisiana | 13 | $308.48 | $30,609.70 | $32,580.05 | $32,580.05 | $35,398.85 | $15,768.10 | 2.1x Medicare |
| Maine | 5 | $301.74 | $20,436.12 | $24,698.63 | $35,398.85 | $36,348.52 |  |  |
| Maryland | 10 | $541.38 | $638.45 | $24,698.63 | $35,398.85 | $36,289.29 | $29,198.78 | 0.8x Medicare |
| Massachusetts | 9 | $541.38 | $23,355.92 | $32,580.05 | $34,380.83 | $36,348.52 | $28,563.04 | 1.1x Medicare |
| Michigan | 38 | $301.74 | $21,207.57 | $24,698.63 | $32,580.05 | $42,215.30 | $20,235.98 | 1.2x Medicare |
| Minnesota | 192 | $233.56 | $24,698.63 | $32,580.05 | $35,398.85 | $42,215.30 | $21,623.42 | 1.5x Medicare |
| Mississippi | 6 | $541.38 | $32,580.05 | $32,580.05 | $32,580.05 | $42,215.30 | $17,753.85 | 1.8x Medicare |
| Missouri | 20 | $301.74 | $22,993.39 | $26,063.98 | $35,398.85 | $42,215.30 | $22,301.28 | 1.2x Medicare |
| Montana | 4 | $24,698.63 | $24,698.63 | $35,398.85 | $35,621.46 | $36,348.52 | $19,076.86 | 1.9x Medicare |
| Nebraska | 5 | $301.74 | $541.38 | $24,698.63 | $35,398.85 | $42,215.30 | $16,217.27 | 1.5x Medicare |
| Nevada | 9 | $301.74 | $24,698.63 | $28,074.95 | $35,398.85 | $36,289.29 | $24,634.55 | 1.1x Medicare |
| New Hampshire | 2 | $541.38 | $10,959.86 | $21,378.34 | $31,796.82 | $42,215.30 | $21,022.55 | about what Medicare pays |
| New Jersey | 12 | $301.74 | $15,462.44 | $23,988.21 | $35,636.27 | $40,308.06 | $29,095.29 | 0.8x Medicare |
| New Mexico | 6 | $302.88 | $23,355.92 | $24,698.63 | $35,398.85 | $36,348.52 |  |  |
| New York | 18 | $301.74 | $541.38 | $20,436.12 | $35,844.07 | $36,348.52 | $28,833.40 | 0.7x Medicare |
| North Carolina | 20 | $302.88 | $24,698.63 | $28,074.95 | $35,398.85 | $42,215.30 | $21,865.80 | 1.3x Medicare |
| North Dakota | 4 | $21,971.70 | $24,698.63 | $24,698.63 | $35,398.85 | $35,398.85 |  |  |
| Ohio | 17 | $301.74 | $638.45 | $24,698.63 | $35,398.85 | $42,215.30 | $23,382.73 | 1.1x Medicare |
| Oklahoma | 11 | $301.74 | $25,386.97 | $27,908.94 | $33,507.36 | $36,348.52 | $16,804.73 | 1.7x Medicare |
| Oregon | 13 | $301.74 | $541.38 | $24,698.63 | $35,398.85 | $40,308.06 | $20,168.00 | 1.2x Medicare |
| Pennsylvania | 21 | $301.74 | $21,207.57 | $23,355.92 | $32,580.05 | $36,348.52 | $25,058.77 | 0.9x Medicare |
| South Carolina | 8 | $301.74 | $23,825.87 | $24,698.63 | $35,398.85 | $35,398.85 | $20,177.78 | 1.2x Medicare |
| South Dakota | 4 | $301.74 | $24,698.63 | $32,580.05 | $35,398.85 | $36,348.52 | $17,803.20 | 1.8x Medicare |
| Tennessee | 17 | $301.74 | $21,398.60 | $24,698.63 | $35,398.85 | $36,348.52 | $17,290.35 | 1.4x Medicare |
| Texas | 63 | $301.74 | $21,236.87 | $24,698.63 | $35,398.85 | $42,215.30 | $18,395.15 | 1.3x Medicare |
| Utah | 3 | $541.38 | $20,821.85 | $24,698.63 | $30,048.74 | $35,398.85 |  |  |
| Vermont | 1 | $28,074.95 | $28,179.32 | $28,283.68 | $28,388.05 | $28,492.41 |  |  |
| Virginia | 15 | $301.74 | $24,640.04 | $28,074.95 | $35,398.85 | $42,215.30 | $21,957.67 | 1.3x Medicare |
| Washington | 20 | $308.48 | $22,630.85 | $28,074.95 | $35,398.85 | $42,215.30 | $22,918.38 | 1.2x Medicare |
| West Virginia | 3 | $20,436.12 | $21,207.57 | $22,630.85 | $35,398.85 | $42,215.30 |  |  |
| Wisconsin | 4,535 | $233.56 | $22,630.85 | $24,698.63 | $35,398.85 | $48,661.29 |  |  |
| Wyoming | 1 | $36,348.52 | $36,348.52 | $36,348.52 | $36,348.52 | $36,348.52 |  |  |

**“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/quartz/statemap_473_US.html  
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