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Neck (cervical) spinal fusion, no complications in Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD costs $19,540 to $67,780. Here's every hospital's price.

10 hospitals in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area, 10 hospitals list a cash price for neck (cervical) spinal fusion, no complications (MS-DRG 473). The lowest is $19,540 at Jefferson Lansdale Hospital, the median is $24,166 and the highest is $67,780 at Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware. The most expensive hospital lists 3.5 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD median of $24,166 is 18% below the national median of $29,447 across 120 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

22 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $2,113 to $84,452. 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 September 2025 and September 2026. 29 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.

$19,540
lowest cash price in Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD
Jefferson Lansdale Hospital · 25 mi
$4,626 below the median
$24,166
median cash price
10 hospitals
3.5×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
10/51
hospitals with a cash price
29 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Jefferson Lansdale Hospital

Lansdale · 25 mi · File Mar 2026

$19,540
· lowest of 2 lines
2
Lower Bucks Hospital

Bristol · 28 mi · File Sep 2026

$21,544
3
Jefferson Abington Hospital

Abington · 18 mi · File Mar 2026

$22,114
· lowest of 2 lines
4
Roxborough Memorial Hospital

Philadelphia · 11 mi · File Sep 2026

$22,876
· lowest of 3 lines
5
Rothman Orthopaedic Specialty Hospital

Bensalem · 24 mi · File Apr 2026

$24,166
list $85,610
6
Jefferson Stratford Hospital

Stratford · 17 mi · File Mar 2026

$25,979
· lowest of 2 lines
7
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Philadelphia · 9 mi · File Mar 2026

$29,048
· lowest of 2 lines
8
Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital

Philadelphia · 13 mi · File Dec 2025

$32,821
· lowest of 2 lines
9
Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital

East Norriton · 18 mi · File Dec 2025

$32,821
· lowest of 2 lines
10
St Mary Medical Center

Langhorne · 29 mi · File Mar 2026

$67,780
11
Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware

Wilmington · 15 mi · File Mar 2026

$95,855
list $95,855
12
Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital

Camden · 12 mi · File Apr 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 Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD without a price for this procedure

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

Questions people ask