Cervical Spinal Fusion with Complications — what U.S. hospitals charge
MS-DRG 472 · Inpatient stay · 489 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $85,789
Typical charge
$119,533
Dearest quarter
over $170,285
Actually paid
$27,268
The middle U.S. hospital bills $119,533 for Cervical Spinal Fusion with Complications. The dearest hospitals charge about 3.6x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $27,268 per case.
These are charges, not quotes. What you pay depends on your insurance and your own case. The figures matter because the charge is where an uninsured or out-of-network bill starts.
Cervical Spinal Fusion with Complications cost by state
The middle charge in each state where at least three hospitals publish a price, cheapest first.
| State | Hospitals | Typical charge | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 12 | $52,041 | $31,324 – $69,306 |
| Arkansas | 6 | $68,527 | $43,989 – $103,974 |
| Massachusetts | 13 | $69,066 | $45,420 – $135,560 |
| Utah | 5 | $71,734 | $65,616 – $75,360 |
| Minnesota | 8 | $80,619 | $67,313 – $129,958 |
| Michigan | 15 | $83,023 | $52,093 – $207,007 |
| Nebraska | 3 | $83,078 | $81,318 – $122,791 |
| Missouri | 12 | $87,752 | $57,173 – $128,792 |
| Connecticut | 3 | $87,770 | $81,287 – $99,430 |
| Mississippi | 3 | $90,345 | $58,507 – $273,727 |
| Wisconsin | 3 | $92,873 | $73,819 – $96,731 |
| North Carolina | 14 | $94,510 | $40,323 – $151,938 |
| Tennessee | 14 | $96,126 | $58,603 – $182,654 |
| South Dakota | 3 | $96,265 | $91,379 – $122,360 |
| Idaho | 5 | $97,564 | $69,499 – $144,340 |
| Louisiana | 7 | $99,341 | $78,608 – $208,243 |
| Ohio | 23 | $103,534 | $58,975 – $177,691 |
| Oklahoma | 9 | $106,736 | $82,272 – $327,559 |
| Georgia | 13 | $107,216 | $66,342 – $196,010 |
| Oregon | 6 | $111,720 | $81,407 – $151,645 |
| Washington | 9 | $113,766 | $92,730 – $173,723 |
| Virginia | 16 | $114,091 | $58,528 – $503,683 |
| Iowa | 4 | $114,906 | $76,219 – $131,117 |
| Illinois | 18 | $116,033 | $44,457 – $235,130 |
| Alabama | 9 | $119,533 | $31,339 – $307,186 |
| Kansas | 6 | $120,375 | $71,141 – $260,213 |
| Pennsylvania | 20 | $126,652 | $72,490 – $227,651 |
| South Carolina | 17 | $130,627 | $64,069 – $271,614 |
| West Virginia | 3 | $140,410 | $94,724 – $143,055 |
| New York | 24 | $140,979 | $38,523 – $339,709 |
| New Jersey | 12 | $143,844 | $89,244 – $331,513 |
| Texas | 43 | $144,100 | $34,654 – $392,939 |
| Kentucky | 5 | $151,788 | $76,110 – $182,351 |
| Indiana | 9 | $157,225 | $105,815 – $270,689 |
| Florida | 39 | $174,597 | $76,647 – $312,314 |
| California | 36 | $182,437 | $44,383 – $576,956 |
| Arizona | 13 | $188,525 | $64,066 – $515,516 |
| Colorado | 12 | $193,652 | $107,313 – $311,883 |
Where Cervical Spinal Fusion with Complications is charged least
Hospitals that performed it at least eleven times, so a single case cannot set the figure.
| Hospital | Charged | Actually paid |
|---|---|---|
|
University Of Md St Joseph Medical Center
Towson, MD |
$31,324 | $28,033 |
|
Usa Health Hca Providence Hospital, Llc
Mobile, AL |
$31,339 | $18,793 |
|
Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, Inc
Annapolis, MD |
$32,792 | $30,599 |
|
Kell West Regional Hospital
Wichita Falls, TX |
$34,654 | $18,559 |
|
Mercy Medical Center Inc
Baltimore, MD |
$36,025 | $31,279 |
|
Crouse Hospital
Syracuse, NY |
$38,523 | $26,424 |
|
Carolina East Medical Center
New Bern, NC |
$40,323 | $24,790 |
|
Adventist Healthcare Shady Grove Medical Center
Rockville, MD |
$41,572 | $36,541 |
|
Jack Hughston Memorial Hospital
Phenix City, AL |
$41,773 | $20,283 |
|
Springhill Medical Center
Mobile, AL |
$43,839 | $18,648 |
|
Arkansas Surgical Hospital
No Little Rock, AR |
$43,989 | $18,516 |
|
Fresno Surgical Hospital
Fresno, CA |
$44,383 | $27,031 |
Where it is charged most
Hospitals that performed it at least eleven times, so a single case cannot set the figure.
| Hospital | Charged | Actually paid |
|---|---|---|
|
Northbay Medical Center
Fairfield, CA |
$576,956 | $36,781 |
|
Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center
Thousand Oaks, CA |
$521,620 | $33,441 |
|
St Joseph's Hospital
Tucson, AZ |
$515,516 | $24,160 |
|
Henrico Doctors' Hospital
Richmond, VA |
$503,683 | $25,871 |
|
Cjw Medical Center
Richmond, VA |
$488,551 | $20,091 |
|
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA |
$404,495 | $36,355 |
|
Medical City Plano
Plano, TX |
$392,939 | $25,998 |
|
Medical City Fort Worth
Fort Worth, TX |
$376,031 | $24,469 |
|
Stanford Health Care
Stanford, CA |
$355,360 | $48,030 |
|
University Of California Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, CA |
$343,383 | $45,282 |
|
Westchester Medical Center
Valhalla, NY |
$339,709 | $34,433 |
|
Englewood Hospital And Medical Center
Englewood, NJ |
$331,513 | $30,208 |
Questions people ask
What do U.S. hospitals charge for Cervical Spinal Fusion with Complications?
Across 489 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Cervical Spinal Fusion with Complications is $119,533. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $85,789 and the dearest quarter over $170,285.
Why do hospitals charge such different amounts for the same procedure?
Because a hospital charge is a list price it sets itself, not a regulated rate. For Cervical Spinal Fusion with Complications, the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 3.6x what the cheapest tenth charge for the same coded work. Insurers negotiate their own rates from those lists, which is why the charge and what is actually paid can be very far apart.
Is that what I would actually pay?
No. $27,268 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $142,770. If you have insurance, your plan pays a negotiated rate and you pay your deductible and coinsurance. If you are uninsured or out of network, the hospital's charge is where your bill starts — which is why the gap matters. Ask for a written good-faith estimate before treatment.
What this code covers
CMS records this work as MS-DRG 472: “CERVICAL SPINAL FUSION WITH CC”. A DRG covers a whole inpatient stay rather than a single item, so the charge includes the room, the procedure and the care around it. Codes that mention complications carry a different, usually higher price.