Neck (cervical) spinal fusion, no complications in Scranton, PA costs $90,607 to $116,109. Here's every hospital's price.
2 hospitals in the Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA 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 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA metro area, 2 hospitals list a cash price for neck (cervical) spinal fusion, no complications (MS-DRG 473). The lowest is $90,607 at Geisinger-Community Medical Center, the median is $90,607 and the highest is $116,109 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center.
The Scranton, PA median of $90,607 is 190% above 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 $15,917 to $197,385. 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 July 2026. 4 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 onlyScranton · 14 mi · File Jul 2026
Wilkes Barre · 6 mi · File Jul 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 Scranton, PA without a price for this procedure
Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.
- Lehigh Valley Hospital - Dickson CityWebsite blocks automated reading
- Lehigh Valley Hospital - HazletonWebsite blocks automated reading
- Regional Hospital of ScrantonNo price file found
- Wilkes-Barre General HospitalNo price file found