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Neck (cervical) spinal fusion, no complications in Phoenix, AZ costs $21,191 to $39,148. Here's every hospital's price.

13 hospitals in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ 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 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area, 13 hospitals list a cash price for neck (cervical) spinal fusion, no complications (MS-DRG 473). The lowest is $21,191 at Banner Goldfield Medical Center, the median is $28,630 and the highest is $39,148 at Banner - University Medical Center Phoenix.

The Phoenix, AZ median of $28,630 is in line with the national median of $29,447 across 120 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

15 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $3,658 to $71,649. 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 2026 and May 2026. 27 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.

$21,191
lowest cash price in Phoenix, AZ
Banner Goldfield Medical Center · 32 mi
$7,439 below the median
$28,630
median cash price
13 hospitals
1.8×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
13/42
hospitals with a cash price
27 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Banner Goldfield Medical Center

Apache Junction · 32 mi · File Mar 2026

$21,191
· lowest of 2 lines
2
Banner Baywood Medical Center

Mesa · 27 mi · File Mar 2026

$25,265
· lowest of 2 lines
3
Banner Boswell Medical Center

Sun City · 31 mi · File Mar 2026

$25,675
· lowest of 2 lines
4
Banner Del E. Webb Medical Center

Sun City West · 37 mi · File Mar 2026

$25,797
· lowest of 2 lines
5
Banner Heart Hospital

Mesa · 27 mi · File Mar 2026

$27,000
· lowest of 2 lines
6
Banner Ocotillo Medical Center

Chandler · 14 mi · File Mar 2026

$27,740
· lowest of 2 lines
7
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center

Casa Grande · 30 mi · File Mar 2026

$28,630
· lowest of 2 lines
8
Banner Ironwood Medical Center

Queen Creek · 29 mi · File Mar 2026

$29,961
· lowest of 2 lines
9
Banner Thunderbird Medical Center

Glendale · 30 mi · File Mar 2026

$31,115
· lowest of 2 lines
10
Banner Estrella Medical Center

Phoenix · 23 mi · File Mar 2026

$32,048
· lowest of 2 lines
11
Banner Desert Medical Center

Mesa · 18 mi · File Mar 2026

$34,315
· lowest of 2 lines
12
Banner Gateway Medical Center

Gilbert · 24 mi · File May 2026

$36,286
· 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 Phoenix, AZ 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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