Updated April 2026

Cervical Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC in Florida

101 Florida hospitals report Medicare totals for this DRG, averaging $20,597 (above the $18,943 national mean), with a 3× spread from $11,863 to $32,929. 5 carry an A grade, 3 carry an F.

The Orthopedic procedure Cervical Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC carries DRG code 473 in the CMS classification system. 2,632 hospitals in Florida report payment data, averaging $18,943 per procedure — median $18,498, ranging from $5,550 to $45,469. The $5,550-to-$45,469 payment range is wide: the same DRG code can attract very different reimbursements across hospitals, reflecting differences in cost structure, patient complexity within the DRG, and regional pricing dynamics. The Medicare DRG system bundles cases by diagnosis-and-procedure groupings, so payment differences within a single DRG mostly track hospital-specific factors rather than case-mix.

Within Florida, the 2,632 hospitals reporting this procedure span the full range of ownership types and hospital sizes. The state-specific average ($18,943) is shaped by which hospitals in the state see enough volume to report the DRG code at all. For patients with elective scheduling on Cervical Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC, the cost-comparison logic is straightforward: the per-procedure payment range is meaningfully wide, so the hospital chosen affects total cost. For patients in an emergency, the choice is functionally fixed — but the listed prices still matter for insurance-coverage and out-of-pocket planning.

About This Procedure

Musculoskeletal DRGs include hip and knee replacement, spine fusion, fracture repair, and major joint revision. Implant cost, length of stay, and rehab intensity drive most of the price variation across hospitals — DRGs 469/470 (joint replacement) are among the most-watched price benchmarks in Medicare.

Cervical Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC is Medicare DRG 473 in the Orthopedic category. National Medicare average for this DRG is $18,943 across 2,632 reporting hospitals. The state-level view here filters that universe down to Florida only.

Cost Picture in Florida

Florida's average for this DRG sits above the national Medicare mean. State-level differences are explained primarily by the regional Medicare wage index — the multiplier CMS applies to standardize DRG payments to local labor costs — alongside hospital case mix and the concentration of academic referral centers in the state's larger metros.

Within the state, the 3× spread between the lowest- and highest-reporting facility usually reflects length-of-stay differences, complication adjustments for sicker patients, teaching-status add-ons, and outlier payments for unusually long stays. Two hospitals reporting the same DRG can post meaningfully different totals without anything “wrong” happening at either site. For non-Medicare patients, the more relevant figure is the negotiated commercial rate published in each hospital's machine-readable file under the CMS Hospital Price Transparency Rule.

Quality Alongside Price

For a planned admission, the most useful complement to the cost view is the hospital-specific quality data on CMS Care Compare. The site publishes risk-adjusted measures of mortality, readmission, complication, infection, and patient experience for every Medicare-participating hospital. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Patient Safety Indicators feed many of these CMS measures.

For complex procedures, hospital-level case volume correlates with outcomes in published research, even after risk adjustment. CMS publishes case counts on Care Compare alongside outcome measures.

Hospitals in Florida Reporting Cervical Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC

Sorted lowest to highest Medicare total payment. Pricing is informational and should be considered alongside CMS quality measures.

#	Hospital	City	Payment	Quality	Grade
1	Memorial Hospital West Pembroke Pines	Pembroke Pines	$11,863	★★★☆☆	B
2	Sarasota Memorial Hospital - Venice North Venice	North Venice	$12,212	★★★★☆	B
3	Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital Vero Beach	Vero Beach	$12,262	★★★★☆	B
4	Orlando Health South Lake Hospital Clermont	Clermont	$13,152	★★★☆☆	C
5	Adventhealth Tampa Tampa	Tampa	$13,913	★★★☆☆	C
6	Coral Gables Hospital Coral Gables	Coral Gables	$14,533	★★★☆☆	C
7	Northeast Florida State Hospital Macclenny	Macclenny	$15,064	Not Rated	C
8	South Florida State Hospital Pembroke Pines	Pembroke Pines	$15,246	Not Rated	C
9	South Miami Hospital Miami	Miami	$15,462	★★★★☆	B
10	Centerstone Of Florida Bradenton	Bradenton	$15,635	Not Rated	C
11	Doctors Memorial Hospital Bonifay	Bonifay	$15,647	Not Rated	C
12	Cleveland Clinic Hospital Weston	Weston	$16,007	★★★★☆	A
13	Bethesda Hospital East Boynton Beach	Boynton Beach	$16,509	★★☆☆☆	D
14	Adventhealth Zephyrhills Zephyrhills	Zephyrhills	$16,704	★★★★★	A
15	Memorial Hospital Miramar Miramar	Miramar	$16,849	★★★★★	B
16	Westside Regional Medical Center Plantation	Plantation	$17,004	★★☆☆☆	D
17	Blackberry Center - Oglethorpe Of Orlando Saint Cloud	Saint Cloud	$17,082	Not Rated	C
18	Florida State Hospital Unit 14 Psych Chattahoochee	Chattahoochee	$17,125	Not Rated	C
19	Nicklaus Children's Hospital Miami	Miami	$17,256	Not Rated	C
20	Sarasota Memorial Hospital Sarasota	Sarasota	$17,295	★★★★★	A
21	St Anthonys Hospital Saint Petersburg	Saint Petersburg	$17,766	★★★☆☆	C
22	Cape Coral Hospital Cape Coral	Cape Coral	$17,790	★★★★☆	B
23	Mariners Hospital Tavernier	Tavernier	$17,808	Not Rated	C
24	Adventhealth Sebring Sebring	Sebring	$17,809	★★★☆☆	C
25	St Lucie Medical Center Port Saint Lucie	Port Saint Lucie	$17,912	★☆☆☆☆	F
26	Orlando Health Melbourne Hospital Melbourne	Melbourne	$17,937	★★☆☆☆	C
27	Ascension St Vincent's Clay County Middleburg	Middleburg	$17,940	★★★☆☆	C
28	Hca Florida Lehigh Regional Medical Center Lehigh Acres	Lehigh Acres	$17,962	★★☆☆☆	C
29	Neurobehavioral Hospital Of The Palm Beaches-South Boynton Beach	Boynton Beach	$18,154	Not Rated	C
30	Central Florida Lake Monroe Hospital Sanford	Sanford	$18,182	★★☆☆☆	C
31	Mount Sinai Medical Center Of Florida, Inc Miami Beach	Miami Beach	$18,202	★★★☆☆	C
32	Adventhealth Orlando Orlando	Orlando	$18,585	★★★☆☆	B
33	Palm Point Behavioral Health Titusville	Titusville	$18,682	Not Rated	C
34	Boca Raton Regional Hospital Boca Raton	Boca Raton	$18,690	★★★☆☆	B
35	Marion Communtiy Hospital Ocala	Ocala	$18,786	★☆☆☆☆	D
36	Aspire Health Partners Orlando	Orlando	$18,885	Not Rated	C
37	Hca Florida Bayonet Point Hospital Hudson	Hudson	$19,015	★★☆☆☆	D
38	Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare Tallahassee	Tallahassee	$19,051	★★☆☆☆	D
39	Hca Florida North Florida Hospital Gainesville	Gainesville	$19,073	★★☆☆☆	C
40	Baptist Hospital Pensacola	Pensacola	$19,554	★★★★☆	B
41	Santa Rosa Medical Center Milton	Milton	$19,596	★★★★☆	C
42	Winter Haven Hospital Winter Haven	Winter Haven	$19,685	★★☆☆☆	C
43	Palm Bay Hospital Palm Bay	Palm Bay	$19,725	★★★★☆	B
44	Sacred Heart Hospital On The Emerald Coast Miramar Beach	Miramar Beach	$19,828	★★★★☆	C
45	Tampa General Hospital Crystal River Crystal River	Crystal River	$19,974	★★☆☆☆	C
46	Hca Florida Raulerson Hospital Okeechobee	Okeechobee	$19,986	★★★☆☆	C
47	Mayo Clinic Jacksonville	Jacksonville	$20,187	★★★★★	A
48	North Tampa Behavioral Health Wesley Chapel	Wesley Chapel	$20,243	Not Rated	C
49	Adventhealth Carrollwood Tampa	Tampa	$20,253	★★★☆☆	C
50	Orlando Health Sebastian River Hospital Sebastian	Sebastian	$20,383	★★★☆☆	C
51	Eastside Psychiatric Hospital Tallahassee	Tallahassee	$20,431	Not Rated	C
52	Park Royal Hospital Fort Myers	Fort Myers	$20,504	Not Rated	D
53	Hca Florida Northwest Hospital Margate	Margate	$20,609	★☆☆☆☆	D
54	Naples Community Hospital Naples	Naples	$20,987	★★★☆☆	C
55	Baptist Medical Center - Nassau Fernandina Beach	Fernandina Beach	$21,027	★★★★★	B
56	Douglas Gardens Hospital Miami	Miami	$21,090	Not Rated	C
57	Hca Florida Citrus Hospital Inverness	Inverness	$21,116	★★☆☆☆	C
58	South Florida Baptist Hospital Plant City	Plant City	$21,138	★★★★☆	B
59	Adventhealth Deland Deland	Deland	$21,217	★★★★☆	B
60	Orlando Va Medical Center Orlando	Orlando	$21,217	★★★★★	A
61	Wekiva Springs Jacksonville	Jacksonville	$21,376	Not Rated	C
62	Adventhealth Daytona Beach Daytona Beach	Daytona Beach	$21,452	★★★★☆	B
63	Hca Florida Poinciana Hospital Kissimmee	Kissimmee	$21,457	★★★☆☆	D
64	Hca Florida Putnam Hospital Palatka	Palatka	$21,509	★☆☆☆☆	D
65	Gulf Breeze Hospital Gulf Breeze	Gulf Breeze	$21,522	★★★★☆	B
66	Uf Health Shands Hospital Gainesville	Gainesville	$21,597	★★★★☆	B
67	Hendry Regional Medical Center Clewiston	Clewiston	$21,860	Not Rated	C
68	Hca Florida Capital Hospital Tallahassee	Tallahassee	$21,915	★★☆☆☆	C
69	Lakewood Ranch Medical Center Bradenton	Bradenton	$22,164	★★★★☆	C
70	Adventhealth Palm Coast Parkway Palm Coast	Palm Coast	$22,194	Not Rated	C
71	Calhoun-Liberty Hospital Blountstown	Blountstown	$22,211	Not Rated	C
72	Willough At Naples, The Naples	Naples	$22,437	Not Rated	C
73	Sacred Heart Hospital Pensacola	Pensacola	$22,723	★★★☆☆	C
74	Adventhealth Wauchula Wauchula	Wauchula	$22,892	Not Rated	C
75	Fort Lauderdale Behavioral Health Center Oakland Park	Oakland Park	$23,124	Not Rated	C
76	Broward Health Imperial Point Fort Lauderdale	Fort Lauderdale	$23,181	★★☆☆☆	C
77	Keralty Hospital Miami	Miami	$23,209	★☆☆☆☆	F
78	Homestead Hospital Homestead	Homestead	$23,254	★★★★☆	B
79	Hca Florida St Petersburg Hospital Saint Petersburg	Saint Petersburg	$23,411	★★☆☆☆	C
80	Holy Cross Hospital Ft Lauderdale	Ft Lauderdale	$23,551	★★★★☆	B
81	Hca Florida Fawcett Hospital Port Charlotte	Port Charlotte	$23,578	★★☆☆☆	C
82	Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf Port Saint Joe	Port Saint Joe	$23,718	Not Rated	C
83	Orlando Health Orlando	Orlando	$23,936	★★★☆☆	C
84	North Shore Medical Center Miami	Miami	$24,123	★☆☆☆☆	D
85	Adventhealth Palm Coast Palm Coast	Palm Coast	$24,142	★★★☆☆	C
86	Hca Florida Gulf Coast Hospital Panama City	Panama City	$24,243	★★★☆☆	C
87	Lifestream Behavioral Center Leesburg	Leesburg	$24,455	Not Rated	C
88	Manatee Memorial Hospital Bradenton	Bradenton	$24,468	★★☆☆☆	D
89	Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital Stuart	Stuart	$24,685	★★☆☆☆	C
90	Hca Florida Trinity Hospital Trinity	Trinity	$24,840	★★☆☆☆	D
91	Holmes Regional Medical Center Melbourne	Melbourne	$24,997	★★★☆☆	C
92	Coral Shores Behavioral Health Stuart	Stuart	$25,646	Not Rated	C
93	Larkin Community Hospital South Miami	South Miami	$25,651	Not Rated	C
94	Hca Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital Sarasota	Sarasota	$26,735	★★★★☆	C
95	Hca Florida Orange Park Hospital Orange Park	Orange Park	$27,495	★★★☆☆	C
96	Suncoast Behavioral Health Center Bradenton	Bradenton	$27,816	Not Rated	D
97	Hca Florida Twin Cities Hospital Niceville	Niceville	$27,899	★★★★☆	B
98	Hca Florida Oak Hill Hospital Brooksville	Brooksville	$28,048	★★☆☆☆	C
99	Oviedo Medical Center Oviedo	Oviedo	$29,202	★★★★☆	B
100	Palmetto General Hospital Hialeah	Hialeah	$30,869	★★☆☆☆	C
101	Good Samaritan Medical Center West Palm Beach	West Palm Beach	$32,929	★☆☆☆☆	F

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does cervical spinal fusion without cc/mcc cost in Florida?

Cervical Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC (DRG 473) averages $20,597 in total Medicare payment across 101 Florida hospitals reporting this code. Within the state, payments span $11,863 to $32,929 — about 3× from cheapest to most expensive.

Is Cervical Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC more or less expensive in Florida than nationally?

Florida's state-level average of $20,597 sits above the national Medicare average of $18,943 for this DRG. State differences are driven primarily by the regional Medicare wage index, case mix, and the share of high-acuity referral hospitals.

Why is the spread between hospitals so wide?

Variation within a state runs 3× because the same DRG can come with different lengths of stay, complication adjustments, teaching-status add-ons, and outlier payments. The CMS Hospital Price Transparency Rule publishes machine-readable rate files that allow direct comparisons against negotiated commercial rates, which often differ from Medicare totals.

Are these the prices a privately insured patient would pay?

No. Figures here are Medicare DRG payments. Privately insured patients are billed under their plan's negotiated network rate, published in each hospital's price-transparency file. Uninsured patients should ask the hospital for the cash-pay rate, also disclosed under federal price-transparency rules.

Should I choose a hospital based only on price?

No. HospitalCostData is informational. Surgeon experience, hospital volume for the procedure, complication rates, and your specific clinical situation matter at least as much as price. Always discuss options with your physician and review CMS Care Compare quality data alongside any pricing benchmark.

See the methodology page for DRG sourcing and Medicare wage-index context.

Sources & Citations

CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospital Payments (IPPS). DRG-level average covered charges, total payments, and Medicare payments per facility. data.cms.gov
CMS Hospital Compare (Care Compare). Star ratings, mortality, readmission, safety-of-care, and patient-experience measures. medicare.gov/care-compare
CMS Hospital Price Transparency Rule. Standard charge files required from every Medicare-participating hospital. cms.gov/hospital-price-transparency
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). National benchmarks, quality indicators, and clinical context for hospital outcome measures. ahrq.gov

Dataset last refreshed: April 2026. Underlying CMS files are public domain. Suggested citation: “HospitalCostData, hospitalcostdata.com, accessed May 24, 2026.”

This page is informational only and does not constitute medical, legal, or financial advice. Care decisions should be made with a licensed physician.

Source: CMS Hospital Price Transparency, 2026.