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Neck (cervical) spinal fusion, no complications in New York, NY-NJ costs $6,165 to $75,573. Here's every hospital's price.

19 hospitals in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ 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 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area, 19 hospitals list a cash price for neck (cervical) spinal fusion, no complications (MS-DRG 473). The lowest is $6,165 at SUNY/Downstate University Hospital of Brooklyn, the median is $44,020 and the highest is $75,573 at Long Island Jewish Medical Center. The most expensive hospital lists 12 times the cheapest for the same code.

The New York, NY-NJ median of $44,020 is 40% above the national median of $31,542 across 243 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

46 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $500 to $341,925. 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 April 2025 and September 2026. 64 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.

$6,165
lowest cash price in New York, NY-NJ
SUNY/Downstate University Hospital of Brooklyn · 9 mi
$37,855 below the median
$44,020
median cash price
19 hospitals
12×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
19/110
hospitals with a cash price
64 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
SUNY/Downstate University Hospital of Brooklyn

Brooklyn · 9 mi · Older file Apr 2025

$6,165
list $6,165
2
Saint Clare's Hospital/ Denville Campus

Denville · 36 mi · File Sep 2026

$22,270
· lowest of 3 lines
3
Centrastate Medical Center

Freehold · 43 mi · File Apr 2026

$27,091
list $110,308
4
Morristown Medical Center

Morristown · 35 mi · File Apr 2026

$29,101
list $111,033 · lowest of 3 lines
5
Chilton Medical Center

Pompton Plains · 30 mi · File Apr 2026

$29,447
list $110,308
6
Newton Medical Center

Newton · 54 mi · File Apr 2026

$29,447
list $110,308
7
Overlook Medical Center

Summit · 29 mi · File Apr 2026

$29,447
list $110,308 · lowest of 4 lines
8
St Mary's General Hospital

Passaic · 19 mi · File Sep 2026

$29,769
9
Saint Michael's Medical Center

Newark · 19 mi · File Sep 2026

$31,249
10
Northern Westchester Hospital

Mount Kisco · 32 mi · File Mar 2026

$44,020
· lowest of 2 lines
11
Bronxcare Hospital Center

Bronx · 8 mi · File May 2026

$53,356
list $53,883 · lowest of 2 lines
12
Staten Island University Hospital

Staten Island · 18 mi · File Mar 2026

$69,892
· lowest of 2 lines
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 New York, NY-NJ 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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