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Neck (cervical) spinal fusion, no complications in Dallas, TX costs $19,558 to $175,600. Here's every hospital's price.

14 hospitals in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 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 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area, 14 hospitals list a cash price for neck (cervical) spinal fusion, no complications (MS-DRG 473). The lowest is $19,558 at Dallas Medical Center, the median is $29,772 and the highest is $175,600 at Crescent Medical Center Lancaster. The most expensive hospital lists 9.0 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Dallas, TX median of $29,772 is in line with the national median of $31,249 across 243 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

48 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $4 to $2,521,193. 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 March 2026 and September 2026. 40 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.

$19,558
lowest cash price in Dallas, TX
Dallas Medical Center · 7 mi
$10,214 below the median
$29,772
median cash price
14 hospitals
9.0×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
14/88
hospitals with a cash price
40 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Dallas Medical Center

Dallas · 7 mi · File Sep 2026

$19,558
2
Dallas Regional Medical Center

Mesquite · 22 mi · File Sep 2026

$21,413
3
Methodist Richardson Medical Center

Richardson · 20 mi · File Mar 2026

$23,868
list $79,561 · lowest of 6 lines
4
Methodist Mansfield Medical Center

Mansfield · 21 mi · File Mar 2026

$24,644
list $82,146
5
Methodist Southlake Medical Center

Southlake · 13 mi · File Mar 2026

$29,772
list $99,241 · lowest of 5 lines
6
Methodist Midlothian Medical Center

Midlothian · 26 mi · File Mar 2026

$29,772
list $99,241
7
Methodist Celina Medical Center

Celina · 33 mi · File Mar 2026

$29,772
list $99,241
8
Methodist Dallas Medical Center

Dallas · 11 mi · File Mar 2026

$33,142
list $110,472 · lowest of 9 lines
9
Parkland Health & Hospital System

Dallas · 8 mi · File May 2026

$33,672
list $84,180
10
Methodist Mckinney Hospital

Mckinney · 27 mi · File Mar 2026

$38,117
list $76,233
11
Methodist Charlton Medical Center

Dallas · 15 mi · File Mar 2026

$49,621
list $99,241
12
Usmd Hospital at Arlington L P

Arlington · 14 mi · File Jul 2026

$50,958
list $92,651
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 Dallas, TX 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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