Updated April 2026

Cervical Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC in Michigan

74 Michigan hospitals report Medicare totals for this DRG, averaging $18,035 (close to the $18,943 national mean), with a 2× spread from $11,410 to $28,366. 4 carry an A grade, 0 carry an F.

Cervical Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC (DRG 473) is a Orthopedic procedure tracked in CMS Inpatient Payment files. Across Michigan, 2,632 hospitals report payment data for 544,308 total discharges, with an average Medicare payment of $18,943 (median $18,498). 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 Michigan, 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 Michigan only.

Cost Picture in Michigan

Michigan's average for this DRG sits close to 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 2× 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 Michigan 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	University Of Michigan Health-Sparrow Carson Carson City	Carson City	$11,410	★★★★☆	B
2	Healthsource Saginaw Saginaw	Saginaw	$12,107	Not Rated	C
3	Munson Healthcare Cadillac Hospital Cadillac	Cadillac	$12,126	★★★★☆	B
4	Beaumont Hospital - Farmington Hills Farmington Hills	Farmington Hills	$12,829	★★☆☆☆	C
5	Forest Health Medical Center Ypsilanti	Ypsilanti	$12,971	Not Rated	C
6	Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital Manistique	Manistique	$13,227	Not Rated	C
7	Ascension St Mary's Hospital Saginaw	Saginaw	$13,437	★★☆☆☆	C
8	Mclaren Bay Region Bay City	Bay City	$13,824	★★☆☆☆	C
9	Mymichigan Medical Center Alpena Alpena	Alpena	$13,873	★★★★★	B
10	Three Rivers Health Three Rivers	Three Rivers	$14,322	★★★☆☆	C
11	Holland Community Hospital Holland	Holland	$14,411	★★★★★	A
12	Trinity Health Ann Arbor Hospital Ann Arbor	Ann Arbor	$14,446	★★★★☆	B
13	Charlevoix Area Hospital Charlevoix	Charlevoix	$14,596	Not Rated	C
14	Henry Ford Allegiance Health Jackson	Jackson	$14,863	★★★☆☆	C
15	Mymichigan Medical Center West Branch West Branch	West Branch	$14,913	★★★★☆	B
16	Henry Ford Health Warren Hospital Warren	Warren	$15,098	★★☆☆☆	C
17	Trinity Health Oakland Hospital Pontiac	Pontiac	$15,832	★★☆☆☆	C
18	Mercy Health Saint Mary's Grand Rapids	Grand Rapids	$15,863	★★★★☆	B
19	Hills & Dales General Hospital Cass City	Cass City	$15,947	Not Rated	C
20	Corewell Health Wayne Hospital Wayne	Wayne	$16,016	★☆☆☆☆	D
21	Va Ann Arbor Healthcare System Ann Arbor	Ann Arbor	$16,254	★★★★★	A
22	Southeast Michigan Surgical Hospital Llc Warren	Warren	$16,599	Not Rated	C
23	Bronson Battle Creek Hospital Battle Creek	Battle Creek	$16,621	★★★★☆	B
24	Covenant Medical Center Saginaw	Saginaw	$16,699	★★☆☆☆	D
25	Beaumont Hospital - Taylor Taylor	Taylor	$16,870	★☆☆☆☆	D
26	Sturgis Hospital Sturgis	Sturgis	$16,909	Not Rated	C
27	Iron Mountain Mi Va Medical Center Iron Mountain	Iron Mountain	$16,955	★★★★★	B
28	Kalamazoo Regional Psychiatric Hospital Kalamazoo	Kalamazoo	$16,989	Not Rated	C
29	University Of Michigan Health System Ann Arbor	Ann Arbor	$17,076	★★★★☆	A
30	Trinity Health Livingston Hospital Howell	Howell	$17,223	★★★★☆	B
31	Deckerville Community Hospital Deckerville	Deckerville	$17,394	Not Rated	C
32	Sparrow Clinton Hospital Saint Johns	Saint Johns	$17,429	★★★☆☆	C
33	Ascension Borgess Lee Hospital Dowagiac	Dowagiac	$17,654	Not Rated	C
34	Henry Ford Health Brighton Center For Recovery Brighton	Brighton	$17,840	Not Rated	C
35	Uphs Marquette Dlp Hospital Marquette	Marquette	$17,887	★★★☆☆	B
36	Up Health System Portage Hancock	Hancock	$17,901	Not Rated	C
37	Walter P Reuther Psychiatric Hospital Westland	Westland	$17,925	Not Rated	C
38	Brightwell Behavioral Health East Lansing	East Lansing	$17,954	Not Rated	C
39	Ascension Providence Hospital, Southfield And Novi Southfield	Southfield	$18,092	★★★★☆	A
40	Beaumont Hospital - Grosse Pointe Grosse Pointe	Grosse Pointe	$18,161	★★★★☆	B
41	Corewell Health Trenton Hospital Trenton	Trenton	$18,187	★☆☆☆☆	D
42	Mymichigan Medical Center Midland Midland	Midland	$18,191	★★★★☆	B
43	Ascension River District Hospital East China	East China	$18,368	★★★☆☆	B
44	Harbor Beach Community Hospital Harbor Beach	Harbor Beach	$18,405	Not Rated	C
45	Mclaren Central Michigan Mount Pleasant	Mount Pleasant	$18,509	★★★★☆	B
46	Forest View Psychiatric Hospital Grand Rapids	Grand Rapids	$18,666	Not Rated	C
47	Oaklawn Hospital Marshall	Marshall	$18,825	★★★★☆	B
48	Edward W Sparrow Hospital Lansing	Lansing	$18,903	★★★☆☆	B
49	Bronson Methodist Hospital Kalamazoo	Kalamazoo	$18,917	★★★★☆	B
50	Mckenzie Health System Sandusky	Sandusky	$18,953	Not Rated	C
51	Bell Hospital Ishpeming	Ishpeming	$19,103	Not Rated	C
52	The Center For Forensic Psychiatry Saline	Saline	$19,200	Not Rated	C
53	Insight Hospital And Medical Center Coldwater Coldwater	Coldwater	$19,296	★★☆☆☆	C
54	Mclaren Oakland Pontiac	Pontiac	$19,831	★★☆☆☆	C
55	Ascension Genesys Hospital Grand Blanc	Grand Blanc	$19,979	★★☆☆☆	C
56	Mclaren Northern Michigan Petoskey	Petoskey	$20,017	★★★★☆	B
57	Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital And Clinics Laurium	Laurium	$20,220	Not Rated	C
58	Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital W Bloomfield	W Bloomfield	$20,256	★★★☆☆	C
59	Memorial Healthcare Owosso	Owosso	$20,517	★★★★☆	B
60	Lakeland Hospital, St Joseph St Joseph	St Joseph	$20,544	★★★★☆	B
61	Bca Stonecrest Center Detroit	Detroit	$20,782	Not Rated	D
62	Lake Huron Medical Center Port Huron	Port Huron	$21,055	★★★★☆	B
63	Corewell Health Ludington Hospital Ludington	Ludington	$21,239	★★★★☆	B
64	Metropolitan Behavioral Health Dearborn	Dearborn	$21,314	Not Rated	C
65	Henry Ford Health St John Hospital Detroit	Detroit	$21,394	★★☆☆☆	C
66	Mymichigan Medical Center Gladwin Gladwin	Gladwin	$21,510	Not Rated	C
67	Spectrum Health United Hospital Greenville	Greenville	$21,527	★★★★☆	B
68	Hillsdale Hospital Hillsdale	Hillsdale	$21,756	★★☆☆☆	D
69	Wyandotte Hospital And Medical Center Wyandotte	Wyandotte	$23,083	★★☆☆☆	C
70	Detroit Receiving Hospital Detroit	Detroit	$23,531	★☆☆☆☆	D
71	Havenwyck Hospital Auburn Hills	Auburn Hills	$24,128	Not Rated	C
72	Ascension Borgess Allegan Hospital Allegan	Allegan	$24,336	Not Rated	C
73	Sinai-Grace Hospital Detroit	Detroit	$27,161	★☆☆☆☆	D
74	The Behavioral Center Of Michigan Warren	Warren	$28,366	Not Rated	D

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Cervical Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC (DRG 473) averages $18,035 in total Medicare payment across 74 Michigan hospitals reporting this code. Within the state, payments span $11,410 to $28,366 — about 2× from cheapest to most expensive.

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

Michigan's state-level average of $18,035 sits close to 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 2× 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.