Back & Neck Surgery (Non-Fusion) Cost in Massachusetts — 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
$86,959
gross charge · DRG 519
Hospitals
14
with published pricing
Price range
$23,020 – $298,512
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Lowell General Hospital
Lowell, MA
Gross charge $23,020Cash pay $16,114 - 2
MelroseWakefield Hospital
Melrose, MA
Gross charge $23,020Cash pay $16,114 - 3
Tufts Medical Center
Boston, MA
Gross charge $23,020Cash pay $16,114 - 4
Cooley Dickinson Hospital
Northampton, MA
Gross charge $42,251 - 5
Southcoast Hospitals Group
Fall River, MA
Gross charge $46,213Cash pay $14,138 - 6
Martha's Vineyard Hospital
Oak Bluffs, MA
Gross charge $48,712 - 7
Newton-Wellesley Hospital
Newton, MA
Gross charge $56,352Medicare pays (avg) $14,743 - 8
Umass Memorial Healthalliance Hospitals
Leominster, MA
Gross charge $58,803 - 9
Umass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital
Southbridge, MA
Gross charge $58,803 - 10
Umass Memorial Medical Center/University Campus
Worcester, MA
Gross charge $58,803 - 11
Mercy Medical Center
Springfield, MA
Gross charge $80,533Cash pay $44,293 - 12
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
Gross charge $100,872Cash pay $75,654Medicare pays (avg) $19,683 - 13
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, MA
Gross charge $298,512Medicare pays (avg) $19,928 - 14
Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital
Jamaica Plain, MA
Gross charge $298,512 - 15
Saint Anne's Hospital
Fall River, MA
Gross charge — - 16
Holyoke Medical Center
Holyoke, MA
Gross charge — - 17
Berkshire Medical Center (Acute Care)
Pittsfield, MA
Gross charge — - 18
Heywood Hospital
Gardner, MA
Gross charge — - 19
Athol Hospital
Athol, MA
Gross charge — - 20
Mount Auburn Hospital
Cambridge, MA
Gross charge — - 21
Baystate Franklin Medical Center
Greenfield, MA
Gross charge — - 22
Anna Jaques Hospital
Newburyport, MA
Gross charge — - 23
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham
Needham, MA
Gross charge — - 24
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, MA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $23,404 - 25
New England Baptist Hospital
Boston, MA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $14,856 - 26
Winchester Hospital
Winchester, MA
Gross charge — - 27
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Milton
Milton, MA
Gross charge — - 28
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington
Burlington, MA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $17,170 - 29
Fairview Hospital
Great Barrington, MA
Gross charge — - 30
Falmouth Hospital
Falmouth, MA
Gross charge —
14 Massachusetts hospitals publish gross charges for back & neck surgery (non-fusion) (DRG 519). Prices range from $23,020 to $298,512 — roughly 13×. The cheapest is Lowell General Hospital in Lowell; the most expensive is Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital in Jamaica Plain. The state average sits at $86,959.
The number you see is each hospital's published "list price" — the gross charge for the facility component of back & neck surgery (non-fusion). 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 Massachusetts, 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. Massachusetts 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.