DRG 519 · Musculoskeletal

Back & Neck Surgery (Non-Fusion) Cost in Illinois — 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
$77,750
gross charge · DRG 519
Hospitals
12
with published pricing
Price range
$52,340 – $114,635
low to high
Lowest $52,340 Highest $114,635

12 Illinois hospitals list a gross charge for back & neck surgery (non-fusion) under the federal price-transparency rule, with quoted prices spanning $52,340 to $114,635. The cheapest is Swedish Hospital in Chicago; the most expensive is Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers in Morris. The state average sits at $77,750.

What's listed is each hospital's gross charge — its published price for the inpatient stay, before any insurance discount. 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 Illinois, 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. Illinois 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.

Hospitals ranked by gross charge

  1. 1

    Swedish Hospital

    Chicago, IL

    Gross charge $52,340
    Cash pay $34,021
  2. 2

    Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital

    Evanston, IL

    24 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $52,340
    Cash pay $34,021
    Medicare pays (avg) $15,063
  3. 3

    UW Health SwedishAmerican Hospital

    Rockford, IL

    Gross charge $70,818
  4. 4

    University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics

    Chicago, IL

    Gross charge $73,048
    Cash pay $51,134
  5. 5

    Copley Memorial Hospital

    Aurora, IL

    Gross charge $73,813
    Cash pay $36,906
  6. 6

    Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center

    Mattoon, IL

    Gross charge $75,638
  7. 7

    Rush University Medical Center

    Chicago, IL

    23 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $75,694
    Cash pay $37,847
    Medicare pays (avg) $20,332
  8. 8
    Gross charge $79,888
    Cash pay $47,933
  9. 9

    Alton Memorial Hospital

    Alton, IL

    Gross charge $88,261
    Cash pay $52,957
  10. 10

    Memorial Hospital Belleville

    Belleville, IL

    Gross charge $88,261
    Cash pay $52,957
  11. 11

    Memorial Hospital (Carthage)

    Carthage, IL

    Gross charge $88,261
    Cash pay $52,957
  12. 12

    Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers

    Morris, IL

    Gross charge $114,635
    Cash pay $31,043
  13. 13

    Saint Joseph Medical Center - Joliet

    Joliet, IL

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    Carle Health Proctor Hospital (Acute Care)

    Peoria, IL

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    Blessing Hospital (Acute Care)

    Quincy, IL

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    Advocate Sherman Hospital

    Elgin, IL

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    Advocate Trinity Hospital

    Chicago, IL

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    West Suburban Medical Center

    Oak Park, IL

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    Saint Francis Hospital

    Evanston, IL

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  21. 21

    Louis a Weiss Memorial Hospital (Acute Care)

    Chicago, IL

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    Mc Donough District Hospital

    Macomb, IL

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    Carle Foundation Hospital (Acute Care)

    Urbana, IL

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  24. 24

    Resurrection Medical Center

    Chicago, IL

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    Carle Health Pekin Hospital

    Pekin, IL

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    Decatur Memorial Hospital (Acute Care)

    Decatur, IL

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  28. 28

    Memorial Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Springfield, IL

    11 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $14,902
  29. 29

    St. Mary's Hospital - Kankakee

    Kankakee, IL

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    Mercy Medical Center

    Aurora, IL

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    Advocate Condell Medical Center

    Libertyville, IL

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  35. 35

    Advocate Christ Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Oak Lawn, IL

    21 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $13,099
  36. 36

    Carle Health Methodist Hospital

    Peoria, IL

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  37. 37

    Saint Joseph Hospital - Elgin

    Elgin, IL

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  38. 38

    Advocate Lutheran General Hospital (Acute Care)

    Park Ridge, IL

    17 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $15,336
  39. 39

    Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago

    Chicago, IL

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  40. 40

    Ascension Alexian Brothers

    Elk Grove Village, IL

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    UnityPoint Health - Trinity Rock Island Hospital

    Rock Island, IL

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  42. 42

    Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital

    Downers Grove, IL

    11 Medicare stays/yr
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    Medicare pays (avg) $11,741
  43. 43

    Anderson Hospital

    Maryville, IL

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  44. 44

    St Alexius Medical Center

    Hoffman Estates, IL

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    Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital

    Barrington, IL

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    North Chicago VA Medical Center

    North Chicago, IL

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    Lincoln Memorial Hospital

    Lincoln, IL

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    Taylorville Memorial Hospital

    Taylorville, IL

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    Red Bud Regional Hospital

    Red Bud, IL

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    Carle Richland Memorial Hospital

    Olney, IL

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    SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Centralia

    Centralia, IL

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    HSHS St. John's Hospital

    Springfield, IL

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    Heartland Regional Medical Center

    Marion, IL

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  57. 57

    Edward Hospital

    Naperville, IL

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