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Spinal fusion (not neck), no complications in Dallas, TX costs $43,326 to $177,831. Here's every hospital's price.

9 hospitals in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area publish a cash price for spinal fusion (not neck), no complications (MS-DRG 460). We read their files every month so you don't have to.

Across the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area, 9 hospitals list a cash price for spinal fusion (not neck), no complications (MS-DRG 460). The lowest is $43,326 at Methodist Dallas Medical Center, the median is $52,759 and the highest is $177,831 at Crescent Medical Center Lancaster. The most expensive hospital lists 4.1 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Dallas, TX median of $52,759 is 7% above the national median of $49,300 across 14 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

28 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $6,299 to $465,096. 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 March 2026 and September 2026. 60 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.

$43,326
lowest cash price in Dallas, TX
Methodist Dallas Medical Center · 11 mi
$9,433 below the median
$52,759
median cash price
9 hospitals
4.1×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
9/88
hospitals with a cash price
60 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Methodist Dallas Medical Center

Dallas · 11 mi · File Mar 2026

$43,326
list $86,652 · lowest of 6 lines
2
Methodist Southlake Medical Center

Southlake · 13 mi · File Mar 2026

$48,739
list $97,478 · lowest of 3 lines
3
Methodist Celina Medical Center

Celina · 33 mi · File Mar 2026

$48,739
list $97,478 · lowest of 3 lines
4
Methodist Charlton Medical Center

Dallas · 15 mi · File Mar 2026

$49,300
list $98,600 · lowest of 3 lines
5
Methodist Mansfield Medical Center

Mansfield · 21 mi · File Mar 2026

$52,759
list $105,518 · lowest of 3 lines
6
Methodist Hospital for Surgery

Addison · 12 mi · File Mar 2026

$52,947
list $105,894
7
Methodist Richardson Medical Center

Richardson · 20 mi · File Mar 2026

$53,718
list $107,436 · lowest of 4 lines
8
Methodist Mckinney Hospital

Mckinney · 27 mi · File Mar 2026

$57,495
list $114,990
9
Crescent Medical Center Lancaster

Lancaster · 19 mi · Older file date unknown

$177,831
list $273,586
10
Baylor University Medical Center

Dallas · 12 mi · File Jun 2026

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11
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center at Irving

Irving · 2 mi · File Jun 2026

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12
Baylor Scott and White All Saints Medical Center

Fort Worth · 23 mi · File Jun 2026

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1

What's in the price

The hospital facility fee for MS-DRG 460. 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 460, in writing, and whether it covers facility, physician and anesthesia."

About spinal fusion (not neck), no complications

MS-DRG 460 is the inpatient stay for a spinal fusion below the neck, most often a lumbar fusion for instability, spondylolisthesis or degenerative disc disease that has not responded to other treatment. The stay is typically two to four days and recovery takes months.

What the price covers

The DRG price is the hospital's charge for the whole stay: operating room, implants (screws, rods, cages, bone graft), room and board, nursing and supplies. The surgeon and anesthesiologist bill separately, as do rehabilitation and any bracing.

Before you compare prices

Lumbar fusion for back pain without instability is one of the most debated operations in medicine, and outcomes vary widely. A second opinion is worth more than a lower price. When surgery is clearly indicated, the price spread between hospitals in the same area is large, often two to four times for the identical DRG.

Questions to ask

  • What is the self-pay price for DRG 460, and what do surgeon and anesthesia add?
  • Which implants will be used, and how much of the price are they?
  • What is the expected length of stay, and what does an extra day cost?

Hospitals in Dallas, TX 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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