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Neck (cervical) spinal fusion, no complications in Boston, MA-NH costs $28,843 to $38,950. Here's every hospital's price.

3 hospitals in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area publish a cash price for neck (cervical) spinal fusion, no complications (MS-DRG 473). We read their files every month so you don't have to.

Across the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, 3 hospitals list a cash price for neck (cervical) spinal fusion, no complications (MS-DRG 473). The lowest is $28,843 at Tufts Medical Center, the median is $33,296 and the highest is $38,950 at Lowell General Hospital.

The Boston, MA-NH median of $33,296 is 7% above the national median of $31,249 across 243 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

6 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $531 to $54,849. With insurance you pay a share of the negotiated rate, which is sometimes higher than the cash price; you may ask for the cash price instead.

The files behind these prices are dated between January 2026 and April 2026. 35 other hospitals in the metro area have no readable price for this code: some publish no file, some block automated reading, some leave the code out. They are listed below so you can call them.

$28,843
lowest cash price in Boston, MA-NH
Tufts Medical Center · 12 mi
$4,453 below the median
$33,296
median cash price
3 hospitals
1.4×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
3/41
hospitals with a cash price
35 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Tufts Medical Center

Boston · 12 mi · File Apr 2026

$28,843
list $41,204 · lowest of 3 lines
2
Melrosewakefield Healthcare

Melrose · 4 mi · File Apr 2026

$33,296
list $47,566
3
Lowell General Hospital

Lowell · 19 mi · File Apr 2026

$38,950
list $55,643 · lowest of 3 lines
4
Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital

Brockton · 30 mi · File Jan 2026

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5
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington

Burlington · 10 mi · File Apr 2026

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6
The Shriners' Hospital for Children - Boston

Boston · 11 mi · File Mar 2026

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1

What's in the price

The hospital facility fee for MS-DRG 473. The doctor, anesthesia and lab work usually bill separately.

2

Cash vs. insured

Cash is what you pay without insurance. With insurance you pay a share of the negotiated rate, which can be higher than cash. You may ask for the cash price.

3

What to say on the phone

"I'd like the self-pay price for MS-DRG 473, in writing, and whether it covers facility, physician and anesthesia."

About neck (cervical) spinal fusion, no complications

MS-DRG 473 is the inpatient stay for a cervical spinal fusion without complications: typically an anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) for a herniated disc or narrowing in the neck pressing on a nerve or the spinal cord. The stay is usually one night.

What the price covers

The DRG price is the hospital's charge for the whole stay: operating room, implants (plate, screws, cage or bone graft), room, nursing and supplies. The surgeon and anesthesiologist bill separately, as does any post-operative rehabilitation. One-level ACDFs are increasingly done as outpatient procedures billed with CPT codes, usually at lower cost.

Why prices vary

Spine surgery has some of the highest and most variable hospital prices. Implant costs, surgeon preference for specific hardware and system size all show up. The spread between hospitals in one metro area is commonly two to four times.

Questions to ask

  • What is the self-pay price for DRG 473, and what do surgeon and anesthesia add?
  • Which implants will be used, and are they included?
  • Is a one-level fusion possible as an outpatient, and at what price?

Hospitals in Boston, MA-NH without a price for this procedure

Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.

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