Spinal fusion (not neck), no complications in New York, NY-NJ costs $11,925 to $68,388. Here's every hospital's price.
2 hospitals in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ 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 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area, 2 hospitals list a cash price for spinal fusion (not neck), no complications (MS-DRG 460). The lowest is $11,925 at SUNY/Downstate University Hospital of Brooklyn, the median is $11,925 and the highest is $68,388 at Bronxcare Hospital Center. The most expensive hospital lists 5.7 times the cheapest for the same code.
The New York, NY-NJ median of $11,925 is 69% below the national median of $38,085 across 33 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.
16 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $1,531 to $106,599. 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. 94 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 onlyBrooklyn · 9 mi · Older file Apr 2025
Bronx · 8 mi · File May 2026
Morristown · 35 mi · File Apr 2026
Jersey City · 13 mi · File Sep 2026
Pompton Plains · 30 mi · File Apr 2026
Bayonne · 17 mi · File Aug 2026
Newton · 54 mi · File Apr 2026
Hoboken · 12 mi · File Aug 2026
Denville · 36 mi · File Sep 2026
Summit · 29 mi · File Apr 2026
What's in the price
The hospital facility fee for MS-DRG 460. 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 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 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.
- Bayshore Medical CenterFile could not be read
- Bellevue Hospital Centercode not in file
- Bergen New Bridge Medical CenterWebsite blocks automated reading
- Blythedale Children's HospitalFile could not be read
- Brooklyn Hospital Center - Downtown Campuscode not in file
- Carewell Health Medical CenterNo price file found
- Children's Specialized HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Chsli St Joseph HospitalNo price file found
- Clara Maass Medical CenterWebsite blocks automated reading
- Community Medical CenterWebsite blocks automated reading
- Cooperman Barnabas Medical CenterNo website on record
- Elmhurst Hospital Centercode not in file
- Englewood Hospital and Medical CenterFile in an unsupported format
- Flushing Hospital Medical Centercode not in file
- Good Samaritan Hospital Medical CenterNo price file found
- Good Samaritan Hospital of SuffernWebsite blocks automated reading
- Hackensack Meridian Health Pascack Valley MedicalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Hackensack Meridian Mountainside MedicalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Hackensack University Medical CenterFile could not be read
- Harlem Hospital Centercode not in file
- Helen Hayes Hospitalcode not in file
- Holy Name Medical CenterWebsite blocks automated reading
- Hospital for Special SurgeryFile could not be read
- Hudson Regional Hospitalcode not in file
- Hudson Valley Hospital Centercode not in file
- Hunterdon Medical Centercode not in file
- Jacobi Medical Centercode not in file
- Jamaica Hospital Medical CenterNo price file found
- Jersey City Medical CenterWebsite blocks automated reading
- Jersey Shore University Medical CenterFile could not be read
- Jfk University Medical CenterFile could not be read
- John T Mather Memorial Hospital of Port JeffersonWebsite blocks automated reading
- Kings County Hospital Centercode not in file
- Lenox Hill Hospitalcode not in file
- Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Centercode not in file
- Long Island Community Hospitalcode not in file
- Long Island Jewish Medical Centercode not in file
- Maimonides Medical CenterNo price file found
- Mercy Medical CenterNo price file found
- Metropolitan Hospital Centercode not in file
- Monmouth Medical CenterWebsite blocks automated reading
- Monmouth Medical Center-Southern CampusWebsite blocks automated reading
- Montefiore Medical CenterWebsite blocks automated reading
- Montefiore Mount Vernon HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Montefiore New Rochelle Hospitalcode not in file
- Mount Sinai Beth Israelcode not in file
- Mount Sinai Hospitalcode not in file
- Mount Sinai South Nassaucode not in file
- Mount Sinai Westcode not in file
- Nassau University Medical CenterNo website on record
- New York Community Hospital of Brooklyn, INC.code not in file
- New York-Presbyterian HospitalNo price file found
- New York-Presbyterian/Queenscode not in file
- Newark Beth Israel Medical CenterNo website on record
- North Shore University Hospitalcode not in file
- Northern Westchester Hospitalcode not in file
- Northwell Hospital Glen Covecode not in file
- Ns/Lij Hs Huntington HospitalNo price file found
- Ns/Lij Hs Southside Hospitalcode not in file
- Ny Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinaicode not in file
- Nyack HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- NYU Langone Hospitalscode not in file
- Ocean Medical CenterFile could not be read
- Palisades Medical CenterFile could not be read
- Peconic Bay Medical Centercode not in file
- Phelps HospitalNo price file found
- Plainview HospitalNo price file found
- Queens Hospital Centercode not in file
- Raritan Bay Medical CenterFile could not be read
- Richmond University Medical CenterWebsite blocks automated reading
- Riverview Medical CenterFile could not be read
- Robert Wood Johnson University HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital - SomersetWebsite blocks automated reading
- Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at RahwayWebsite blocks automated reading
- Saint Peter's University HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- South Brooklyn Healthcode not in file
- Southern Ocean Medical CenterFile could not be read
- St Barnabas HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- St Catherine of Siena HospitalNo price file found
- St Charles HospitalNo price file found
- St Francis Hospital - the Heart CenterNo price file found
- St John's Episcopal Hospital at South ShoreNo website on record
- St John's Riverside HospitalNo price file found
- St Joseph's Medical Centercode not in file
- St Joseph's University Medical Center INCWebsite blocks automated reading
- Staten Island University Hospitalcode not in file
- SUNY/Stony Brook University Hospitalcode not in file
- The University HospitalNo website on record
- Trinitas Regional Medical CenterWebsite blocks automated reading
- University Medical Center of Princeton at PlainsboroNo price file found
- Westchester Medical CenterNo price file found
- White Plains Hospital CenterWebsite blocks automated reading
- Woodhull Medical & Mental Health Centercode not in file
- Wyckoff Heights Medical CenterNo price file found