Back & Neck Surgery (Non-Fusion) Cost in California — Compare All Hospitals
Surgery on the back or neck other than spinal fusion, such as removing a herniated disc or relieving pressure on spinal nerves. The stay covers the operation, pain control, and early recovery.
State average
$147,367
gross charge · DRG 519
Hospitals
24
with published pricing
Price range
$13,214 – $300,917
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
San Joaquin General Hospital
French Camp, CA
Gross charge $13,214Cash pay $7,268 - 2
Adventist Health White Memorial Montebello
Montebello, CA
Gross charge $27,324 - 3Gross charge $54,825
- 4
Adventist Health Howard Memorial
Willits, CA
Gross charge $83,141Cash pay $24,942 - 5
San Antonio Regional Hospital
Upland, CA
Gross charge $91,645Cash pay $93,478 - 6
Redlands Community Hospital
Redlands, CA
Gross charge $92,631Cash pay $22,232 - 7
Kaweah Health Medical Center
Visalia, CA
Gross charge $108,218Cash pay $20,500 - 8
Adventist Health Sonora
Sonora, CA
Gross charge $108,855Cash pay $18,505 - 9
Tri-City Medical Center (Acute Care)
Oceanside, CA
Gross charge $116,231Cash pay $69,739 - 10
Regional Medical Center
San Jose, CA
Gross charge $157,078Cash pay $109,955 - 11
Eisenhower Medical Center
Rancho Mirage, CA
Gross charge $159,563Cash pay $11,033 - 12
Adventist Health Bakersfield
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge $164,668Cash pay $24,700 - 13
Adventist Health White Memorial
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge $178,318Cash pay $32,097 - 14
Washington Health
Fremont, CA
Gross charge $178,340Cash pay $115,921 - 15
Sharp Grossmont Hospital
La Mesa, CA
Gross charge $186,022Cash pay $139,517 - 16
Sharp Memorial Hospital
San Diego, CA
Gross charge $186,022Cash pay $139,517 - 17
Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center
Chula Vista, CA
Gross charge $186,022Cash pay $139,517 - 18
Sharp Coronado Hospital
Coronado, CA
Gross charge $186,022Cash pay $139,517 - 19
Scripps Mercy Hospital
San Diego, CA
Gross charge $189,847Cash pay $47,462 - 20
Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla
La Jolla, CA
Gross charge $189,847Cash pay $47,462 - 21
Scripps Green Hospital
La Jolla, CA
Gross charge $189,847Cash pay $47,462Medicare pays (avg) $20,197 - 22
Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas
Encinitas, CA
Gross charge $189,847Cash pay $47,462Medicare pays (avg) $17,698 - 23
Riverside University Health System Medical Center
Moreno Valley, CA
Gross charge $198,356 - 24
Natividad Medical Center
Salinas, CA
Gross charge $300,917 - 25
St. Rose Hospital
Hayward, CA
Gross charge — - 26
Dignity Health - Mercy General Hospital
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge — - 27
Riverside Community Hospital
Riverside, CA
Gross charge — - 28
Mad River Community Hospital
Arcata, CA
Gross charge — - 29
Dignity Health - Memorial Hospital
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge — - 30
St Elizabeth Community Hospital
Red Bluff, CA
Gross charge — - 31
San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital
Banning, CA
Gross charge — - 32
Antelope Valley Medical Center
Lancaster, CA
Gross charge — - 33
Glendale Mem Hospital & Hlth Center
Glendale, CA
Gross charge — - 34
St. John's Regional Medical Center
Oxnard, CA
Gross charge — - 35
St Joseph's Medical Center of Stockton
Stockton, CA
Gross charge — - 36
Community Hospital of San Bernardino
San Bernardino, CA
Gross charge — - 37
Community Hospital of Huntington Park
Huntington Park, CA
Gross charge — - 38
St. Francis Medical Center
Lynwood, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $19,985 - 39
Marian Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)
Santa Maria, CA
Gross charge — - 40
Northridge Hospital Medical Center (Acute Care)
Northridge, CA
Gross charge — - 41
Valley Presbyterian Hospital
Van Nuys, CA
Gross charge — - 42
Woodland Memorial Hospital
Woodland, CA
Gross charge — - 43
St Bernardine Medical Center
San Bernardino, CA
Gross charge — - 44
San Gabriel Valley Medical Center
San Gabriel, CA
Gross charge — - 45
Dignity Health - Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital
Grass Valley, CA
Gross charge — - 46
UCSF Health Saint Francis Hospital
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge — - 47
Sequoia Hospital
Redwood City, CA
Gross charge — - 48
AHMC Anaheim Regional Medical Center
Anaheim, CA
Gross charge — - 49
French Hospital Medical Center
San Luis Obispo, CA
Gross charge — - 50
Dignity Health - Dominican Hospital
Santa Cruz, CA
Gross charge — - 51
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
Colton, CA
Gross charge — - 52
Good Samaritan Hospital, Lp
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge — - 53
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 54
Alhambra Hospital Medical Center (Acute Care)
Alhambra, CA
Gross charge — - 55
AHMC Seton Medical Center
Daly City, CA
Gross charge — - 56
Dignity Health – Mercy Hospital Downtown
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge — - 57
Providence St. Mary Medical Center
Apple Valley, CA
Gross charge — - 58
Loma Linda University Medical Center (Acute Care)
Loma Linda, CA
Gross charge — - 59
Marinhealth Medical Center
Greenbrae, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $21,147 - 60
Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura
Ventura, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $19,788 - 61
Dignity Health - Mercy Hospital of Folsom
Folsom, CA
Gross charge — - 62
West Anaheim Medical Center
Anaheim, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $27,639 - 63
Huntington Hospital (Acute Care)
Pasadena, CA
Gross charge — - 64
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Center
Merced, CA
Gross charge — - 65
UCSF Health St. Mary's Hospital
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge — - 66
Memorial Hospital of Gardena
Gardena, CA
Gross charge — - 67
UCLA West Valley Medical Center
West Hills, CA
Gross charge — - 68
Clovis Community Medical Center
Clovis, CA
Gross charge — - 69
Adventist Health Sierra Vista
San Luis Obispo, CA
Gross charge — - 70
Mercy San Juan Medical Center
Carmichael, CA
Gross charge — - 71
Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center (Acute Care — Thousand Oaks)
Thousand Oaks, CA
Gross charge — - 72
La Palma Intercommunity Hospital (Acute Care)
La Palma, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $26,013 - 73
San Dimas Community Hospital
San Dimas, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $24,424 - 74
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge — - 75
East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 76
Fresno Surgical Hospital
Fresno, CA
Gross charge — - 77
Desert Valley Hospital
Victorville, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $26,448 - 78
Whittier Hospital Medical Center
Whittier, CA
Gross charge — - 79
Monterey Park Hospital AHMC
Monterey Park, CA
Gross charge — - 80
Greater El Monte Community Hospital
South El Monte, CA
Gross charge — - 81
Cedar-Sinai Marina Del Rey Hospital
Marina Del Rey, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $17,417 - 82
Shasta Regional Medical Center
Redding, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $24,888 - 83
Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrieta
Murrieta, CA
Gross charge — - 84
Coast Plaza Hospital
Norwalk, CA
Gross charge — - 85
Loma Linda University Children's Hospital
Loma Linda, CA
Gross charge — - 86
Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 87
Mountains Community Hospital
Lake Arrowhead, CA
Gross charge — - 88
Mercy Medical Center of Mount Shasta
Mount Shasta, CA
Gross charge — - 89Gross charge —Cash pay $31,322
- 90
Mark Twain Medical Center
San Andreas, CA
Gross charge — - 91
Community Memorial Hospital – Ojai
Ojai, CA
Gross charge — - 92
Community Regional Medical Center
Fresno, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $18,652 - 93
Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center & Orthopaedic Hospital
Santa Monica, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $19,407 - 94
Doctors Hospital of Manteca
Manteca, CA
Gross charge — - 95
Watsonville Community Hospital
Watsonville, CA
Gross charge — - 96
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
Newport Beach, CA
Gross charge — - 97
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center
Pomona, CA
Gross charge — - 98
Desert Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)
Palm Springs, CA
Gross charge — - 99
Sierra View Medical Center
Porterville, CA
Gross charge — - 100
Hi-Desert Medical Center
Joshua Tree, CA
Gross charge — - 101
Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley
Pleasanton, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $19,663 - 102
Northbay Medical Center
Fairfield, CA
Gross charge — - 103
Los Angeles General Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 104
Good Samaritan Hospital (Acute Care — San Jose)
San Jose, CA
Gross charge — - 105
Stanford Health Care
Stanford, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $27,923 - 106
UCSF Medical Center
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $29,021 - 107
University of California Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge — - 108
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $20,174 - 109
San Ramon Regional Medical Center
San Ramon, CA
Gross charge — - 110
Keck Hospital of USC
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $22,126
California hospitals price back & neck surgery (non-fusion) (Medicare DRG 519) anywhere from $13,214 to $300,917 — a $287,703 gap between the cheapest and most expensive option. The cheapest is San Joaquin General Hospital in French Camp; the most expensive is Natividad Medical Center in Salinas. The state average sits at $147,367.
Gross charges are the hospital's list price for the facility part of your stay — the room, operating-room time, nursing, and equipment. Insurance plans negotiate substantial discounts, Medicare and Medicaid pay fixed federal rates, and uninsured patients can usually qualify for a cash-pay discount. But the gross charge still works as a useful benchmark: a hospital that lists back & neck surgery (non-fusion) at twice the price of another typically negotiates higher rates with insurers too, and quotes more for uninsured patients.
If you're scheduling back & neck surgery (non-fusion) in California, sort the list below by price, then click each hospital name to see its quality profile — CMS overall star rating, surgical-safety measures, readmission rates, patient-experience scores. The cheapest hospital isn't always the right call. Teaching hospitals often charge more because they take complex cases, and a higher-rated community hospital may deliver equivalent outcomes for a straightforward case at a lower price. Use the price column to narrow the field; use the quality data to make the final call.
Pricing comes from each hospital's Machine-Readable File (MRF), published under the federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule. California hospitals missing from the list either don't perform back & neck surgery (non-fusion) in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 519 in their most recent MRF, or fell below our data-quality thresholds (we filter out clearly erroneous entries like $0 charges). The list refreshes as hospitals update their files.