Neck (cervical) spinal fusion, no complications in Fort Smith, AR-OK costs $24,363 to $40,250. Here's every hospital's price.
2 hospitals in the Fort Smith, AR-OK 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 Fort Smith, AR-OK metro area, 2 hospitals list a cash price for neck (cervical) spinal fusion, no complications (MS-DRG 473). The lowest is $24,363 at Baptist Health - Fort Smith, the median is $24,363 and the highest is $40,250 at Mercy Hospital Fort Smith.
The Fort Smith, AR-OK median of $24,363 is 22% below the national median of $31,249 across 243 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.
2 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $11,985 to $25,143. 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 February 2026 and June 2026. 1 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 onlyFort Smith · 4 mi · File Apr 2026
Fort Smith · 8 mi · File Jun 2026
Sallisaw · 19 mi · File Feb 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 Fort Smith, AR-OK without a price for this procedure
Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.
- Baptist Health - Van Burencode not in file