Back & Neck Surgery (Non-Fusion) Cost in Massachusetts — Compare All Hospitals
An operation on the back or neck that does not fuse bones of the spine together, such as removing part of a damaged disc or relieving pressure on a nerve. Patients are usually up and walking soon after surgery, with a short recovery stay.
State average
$46,956
gross charge · DRG 520
Hospitals
13
with published pricing
Price range
$18,138 – $86,588
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Lowell General Hospital
Lowell, MA
Gross charge $18,138Cash pay $12,697 - 2
MelroseWakefield Hospital
Melrose, MA
Gross charge $18,138Cash pay $12,697 - 3
Southcoast Hospitals Group
Fall River, MA
Gross charge $27,499Cash pay $13,750 - 4
Tufts Medical Center
Boston, MA
Gross charge $28,107Cash pay $12,697 - 5
Cooley Dickinson Hospital
Northampton, MA
Gross charge $35,465Cash pay $26,599 - 6
Umass Memorial Healthalliance Hospitals
Leominster, MA
Gross charge $40,315 - 7
Umass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital
Southbridge, MA
Gross charge $40,315 - 8
Umass Memorial Medical Center/University Campus
Worcester, MA
Gross charge $40,315 - 9
Newton-Wellesley Hospital
Newton, MA
Gross charge $50,577Cash pay $37,933 - 10
Mercy Medical Center
Springfield, MA
Gross charge $70,896Cash pay $38,993 - 11
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, MA
Gross charge $77,036Cash pay $57,777Medicare pays (avg) $14,435 - 12
Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital
Jamaica Plain, MA
Gross charge $77,036Cash pay $57,777 - 13
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
Gross charge $86,588Cash pay $64,941Medicare pays (avg) $13,166 - 14
Saint Anne's Hospital
Fall River, MA
Gross charge — - 15
Holyoke Medical Center
Holyoke, MA
Gross charge — - 16
Berkshire Medical Center (Acute Care)
Pittsfield, MA
Gross charge — - 17
Heywood Hospital
Gardner, MA
Gross charge — - 18
Falmouth Hospital
Falmouth, MA
Gross charge — - 19
Fairview Hospital
Great Barrington, MA
Gross charge — - 20
Athol Hospital
Athol, MA
Gross charge — - 21
Mount Auburn Hospital
Cambridge, MA
Gross charge — - 22
Baystate Franklin Medical Center
Greenfield, MA
Gross charge — - 23
Anna Jaques Hospital
Newburyport, MA
Gross charge — - 24
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham
Needham, MA
Gross charge — - 25
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, MA
Gross charge — - 26
New England Baptist Hospital
Boston, MA
Gross charge — - 27
Winchester Hospital
Winchester, MA
Gross charge — - 28
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Milton
Milton, MA
Gross charge — - 29
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington
Burlington, MA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $10,474
13 Massachusetts hospitals publish gross charges for back & neck surgery (non-fusion) (DRG 520). Prices range from $18,138 to $86,588 — roughly $68,450 apart. The cheapest is Lowell General Hospital in Lowell; the most expensive is Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. The state average sits at $46,956.
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 520 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.