Back & Neck Surgery (Non-Fusion) Cost in Pennsylvania — 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.
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Heritage Valley Beaver
Beaver, PA
Gross charge $23,397Cash pay $14,483 - 2
Heritage Valley Sewickley
Sewickley, PA
Gross charge $23,397Cash pay $14,483 - 3
Physicians Care Surgical Hospital
Royersford, PA
Gross charge $25,273 - 4
Conemaugh Nason Medical Center
Roaring Spring, PA
Gross charge $52,334Cash pay $20,934 - 5
Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center - Main Campus
Johnstown, PA
Gross charge $52,334Cash pay $20,934 - 6
Conemaugh Meyersdale Medical Center
Meyersdale, PA
Gross charge $52,334Cash pay $20,934 - 7
Conemaugh Miners Medical Center
Hastings, PA
Gross charge $52,334Cash pay $20,934 - 8
St. Clair Hospital
Pittsburgh, PA
Gross charge $68,499Cash pay $14,249 - 9
Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital
Sayre, PA
Gross charge $69,519Cash pay $55,615 - 10
Guthrie Troy Community Hospital
Troy, PA
Gross charge $69,519Cash pay $55,615 - 11
Geisinger-Community Medical Center
Scranton, PA
Gross charge $213,731Cash pay $132,513 - 12
Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital
Bloomsburg, PA
Gross charge $213,731Cash pay $132,513 - 13
Geisinger Medical Center
Danville, PA
Gross charge $213,731Cash pay $132,513Medicare pays (avg) $17,008 - 14
Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital
Lewistown, PA
Gross charge $213,731Cash pay $132,513 - 15
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center
Wilkes Barre, PA
Gross charge $213,731Cash pay $132,513 - 16
Geisinger Medical Center Muncy
Muncy, PA
Gross charge $213,731Cash pay $132,513 - 17
Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital
Jersey Shore, PA
Gross charge $213,731Cash pay $132,513 - 18
Temple University Hospital - Main Campus
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge $275,582Cash pay $21,861 - 19
Chestnut Hill Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge $279,542Cash pay $21,861 - 20
Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center
Camp Hill, PA
Gross charge — - 21
Jefferson Lansdale Hospital
Lansdale, PA
Gross charge — - 22
St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus
Quakertown, PA
Gross charge — - 23
St Lukes Hospital (Acute Care)
Bethlehem, PA
Gross charge — - 24
St. Luke's Grand View Hospital - Sellersville
Sellersville, PA
Gross charge — - 25
Clarion Hospital
Clarion, PA
Gross charge — - 26
Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center
Reading, PA
Gross charge — - 27
Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center
Meadowbrook, PA
Gross charge — - 28
Lancaster General Hospital
Lancaster, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $13,495 - 29
Hospital of University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $19,327 - 30
Chan Soon- Shiong Medical Center at Windber
Windber, PA
Gross charge — - 31
Meadville Medical Center (Acute Care)
Meadville, PA
Gross charge — - 32
Jefferson Health- Northeast
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge — - 33
Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge —Cash pay $27,029 - 34
Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital
Greensburg, PA
Gross charge — - 35
St. Luke's Hospital - Easton Campus
Easton, PA
Gross charge — - 36
Acmh Hospital
Kittanning, PA
Gross charge — - 37Gross charge —
- 38
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $16,689 - 39
Chester County Hospital
West Chester, PA
Gross charge — - 40
Crozer Chester Medical Center
Upland, PA
Gross charge — - 41
St. Luke's Hospital - Miners Campus
Coaldale, PA
Gross charge — - 42
Independence Health Frick Hospital
Mount Pleasant, PA
Gross charge — - 43
IHS Latrobe Hospital
Latrobe, PA
Gross charge — - 44
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $17,274 - 45
Pennsylvania Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $16,676 - 46
Jefferson Abington Hospital
Abington, PA
Gross charge — - 47
Commonwealth Health Regional Hospital of Scranton
Scranton, PA
Gross charge — - 48Gross charge —
- 49
Surgical Institute of Reading
Wyomissing, PA
Gross charge —Cash pay $19,264 - 50
Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital
East Norriton, PA
Gross charge —Cash pay $27,029 - 51
St. Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus
Stroudsburg, PA
Gross charge — - 52
Geisinger St. Luke's Hospital
Orwigsburg, PA
Gross charge — - 53
St. Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus
Lehighton, PA
Gross charge — - 54
Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center
Enola, PA
Gross charge — - 55
Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center
Lancaster, PA
Gross charge — - 56
Lehigh Valley Hospital–Macungie
Macungie, PA
Gross charge — - 57
Titusville Area Hospital
Titusville, PA
Gross charge — - 58
UPMC McKeesport
Mc Keesport, PA
Gross charge — - 59
UPMC Jameson (Acute Care)
New Castle, PA
Gross charge — - 60
UPMC Somerset
Somerset, PA
Gross charge — - 61
Reading Hospital
West Reading, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $14,080 - 62
UPMC Williamsport
Williamsport, PA
Gross charge — - 63
UPMC Hamot
Erie, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $14,653 - 64
UPMC Altoona
Altoona, PA
Gross charge — - 65
UPMC Northwest (Acute Care)
Seneca, PA
Gross charge — - 66
UPMC St. Margaret (Acute Care)
Pittsburgh, PA
Gross charge — - 67
UPMC Bedford
Everett, PA
Gross charge — - 68
Pottstown Hospital
Pottstown, PA
Gross charge — - 69
Phoenixville Hospital
Phoenixville, PA
Gross charge — - 70
Lehigh Valley Hospital (Acute Care)
Allentown, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $13,208 - 71
Bryn Mawr Hospital
Bryn Mawr, PA
Gross charge — - 72
Paoli Hospital
Paoli, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,487 - 73
UPMC Horizon - Greenville
Greenville, PA
Gross charge — - 74
Lehigh Valley Hospital–Hazleton
Hazleton, PA
Gross charge — - 75
Lehigh Valley Hospital–Pocono (Acute Care)
East Stroudsburg, PA
Gross charge — - 76
UPMC Hanover
Hanover, PA
Gross charge — - 77
UPMC East (Acute Care)
Monroeville, PA
Gross charge — - 78
Lehigh Valley Hospital–Dickson City
Dickson City, PA
Gross charge — - 79
UPMC Muncy
Muncy, PA
Gross charge — - 80
UPMC Cole
Coudersport, PA
Gross charge — - 81
UPMC Wellsboro
Wellsboro, PA
Gross charge —
19 Pennsylvania hospitals publish gross charges for back & neck surgery (non-fusion) (DRG 519). Prices range from $23,397 to $279,542 — roughly 12×. The cheapest is Heritage Valley Beaver in Beaver; the most expensive is Chestnut Hill Hospital in Philadelphia. The state average sits at $133,694.
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 Pennsylvania, 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. Pennsylvania 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.