Neck (cervical) spinal fusion, no complications in Chicago, IL-IN costs $26,314 to $202,233. Here's every hospital's price.
7 hospitals in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN 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 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area, 7 hospitals list a cash price for neck (cervical) spinal fusion, no complications (MS-DRG 473). The lowest is $26,314 at University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics, the median is $63,305 and the highest is $202,233 at Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago. The most expensive hospital lists 7.7 times the cheapest for the same code.
The Chicago, IL-IN median of $63,305 is 115% above the national median of $29,447 across 120 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.
30 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $708 to $274,460. 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 2025 and August 2026. 51 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.
Sorted by cash price
Hospital facility fee onlyChicago · 12 mi · File Apr 2026
Arlington Heights · 23 mi · File Mar 2026
Evanston · 23 mi · Older file Jan 2025
Gary · 27 mi · File Aug 2026
Geneva · 27 mi · File Apr 2026
Mchenry · 45 mi · File Apr 2026
Chicago · 15 mi · File Apr 2026
Melrose Park · 10 mi · File Mar 2026
La Grange · 3 mi · File Apr 2026
What's in the price
The hospital facility fee for MS-DRG 473. The doctor, anesthesia and lab work usually bill separately.
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.
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 Chicago, IL-IN without a price for this procedure
Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.
- Alexian Brothers Medical Center 1File found, not read yet
- Amita Health Resurrection Medical CenterFile found, not read yet
- Community First Medical Centercode not in file
- Community HospitalNo price file found
- Copley Memorial HospitalFile found, not read yet
- Franciscan Health Crown PointFile could not be read
- Franciscan Health DyerFile could not be read
- Franciscan Health MunsterFile could not be read
- Franciscan Health Olympia & Chicago HeightsFile could not be read
- Franciscan Health Rensselaer, INCFile could not be read
- Holy Cross HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Humboldt Park Healthcode not in file
- Insight Hospital and Medical Center ChicagoWebsite blocks automated reading
- Jackson Park Hospitalcode not in file
- John H Stroger Jr HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Larabida Childrens Hospital Icode not in file
- Loretto HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Louis A Weiss Memorial HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Mercy Harvard HospitalNo website on record
- Mercyhealth Hospital & Physician Clinic-Crystal LaNo website on record
- Methodist Hospital of Chicagocode not in file
- Midwestern Region Med Center, INCNo price file found
- Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centerscode not in file
- Mt Sinai Hospital Medical CenterWebsite blocks automated reading
- Northwestern Lake Forest HospitalFile found, not read yet
- Northwestern Medicine Central Dupage HospitalFile could not be read
- Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospitalcode not in file
- Northwestern Memorial HospitalFile could not be read
- Palos Community HospitalFile found, not read yet
- Presence Mercy Medical CenterFile found, not read yet
- Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical CenterNo website on record
- Provident Hospital of ChicagoWebsite blocks automated reading
- Roseland Community HospitalNo price file found
- Rush Oak Park HospitalFile found, not read yet
- Rush University Medical CenterFile found, not read yet
- Saint Anthony HospitalFile found, not read yet
- Saint Francis Hospital-EvanstonFile found, not read yet
- Saint Joseph Hospital-ElginFile found, not read yet
- Saint Joseph Medical CenterFile found, not read yet
- Shriners Hospital for ChildrenFile found, not read yet
- Silver Cross Hospital and Medical CentersWebsite blocks automated reading
- South Shore HospitalNo price file found
- St Bernard HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- St Catherine Hospital INCNo price file found
- St Mary Medical Center INCNo price file found
- Swedish HospitalNo price file found
- Thorek Memorial Hospitalcode not in file
- Uchicago Medicine Northwest IndianaNo website on record
- Valley West Community HospitalNo website on record
- Vista Medical Center EastWebsite blocks automated reading
- West Suburban Medical CenterWebsite blocks automated reading