DRG 472 · Musculoskeletal

Cervical Spinal Fusion Cost in Illinois — Compare All Hospitals

Surgery that joins (fuses) bones in the neck portion of the spine to relieve pressure on nerves or stabilize the spine. The stay covers the operation, pain control, and early recovery, including help getting mobile.

State average
$99,637
gross charge · DRG 472
Hospitals
12
with published pricing
Price range
$44,265 – $122,182
low to high
Lowest $44,265 Highest $122,182

12 Illinois hospitals list a gross charge for cervical spinal fusion under the federal price-transparency rule, with quoted prices spanning $44,265 to $122,182. The cheapest is Community First Medical Center in Chicago; the most expensive is University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics in Chicago. The state average sits at $99,637.

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 cervical spinal fusion at twice the price of another typically negotiates higher rates with insurers too, and quotes more for uninsured patients.

If you're scheduling cervical spinal 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 cervical spinal fusion in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 472 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

    Community First Medical Center

    Chicago, IL

    Gross charge $44,265
    Cash pay $22,133
  2. 2

    Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers

    Morris, IL

    Gross charge $83,465
    Cash pay $22,602
  3. 3

    UW Health SwedishAmerican Hospital

    Rockford, IL

    Gross charge $84,540
  4. 4

    Copley Memorial Hospital

    Aurora, IL

    Gross charge $86,311
    Cash pay $43,155
  5. 5

    Rush University Medical Center

    Chicago, IL

    41 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $88,529
    Cash pay $44,265
    Medicare pays (avg) $28,691
  6. 6

    Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital

    Evanston, IL

    26 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $94,081
    Cash pay $61,153
    Medicare pays (avg) $22,758
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    Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center

    Mattoon, IL

    Gross charge $116,067
  8. 8

    Swedish Hospital

    Chicago, IL

    Gross charge $116,843
    Cash pay $75,948
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    Alton Memorial Hospital

    Alton, IL

    Gross charge $117,360
    Cash pay $70,416
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    Gross charge $120,998
    Cash pay $72,599
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    Memorial Hospital Belleville

    Belleville, IL

    Gross charge $120,998
    Cash pay $72,599
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    University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics

    Chicago, IL

    Gross charge $122,182
    Cash pay $85,528
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    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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    Louis a Weiss Memorial Hospital

    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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    Resurrection Medical Center

    Chicago, IL

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    Carle Health Pekin Hospital

    Pekin, IL

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    Memorial Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Springfield, IL

    19 Medicare stays/yr
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    Medicare pays (avg) $21,613
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    St. Mary's Hospital - Kankakee

    Kankakee, IL

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    Mercy Medical Center

    Aurora, IL

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    Heartland Regional Medical Center

    Marion, IL

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    Advocate Condell Medical Center

    Libertyville, IL

    16 Medicare stays/yr
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    Medicare pays (avg) $17,389
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    Advocate Christ Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Oak Lawn, IL

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    Carle Health Methodist Hospital

    Peoria, IL

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    Saint Joseph Hospital - Elgin

    Elgin, IL

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    Advocate Lutheran General Hospital (Acute Care)

    Park Ridge, IL

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    Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago

    Chicago, IL

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    Ascension Alexian Brothers

    Elk Grove Village, IL

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    UnityPoint Health - Trinity Rock Island Hospital

    Rock Island, IL

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    Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital

    Downers Grove, IL

    14 Medicare stays/yr
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    Medicare pays (avg) $19,640
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    Anderson Hospital

    Maryville, IL

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    St Alexius Medical Center

    Hoffman Estates, IL

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    Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital

    Barrington, IL

    13 Medicare stays/yr
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    Medicare pays (avg) $14,879
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    North Chicago VA Medical Center

    North Chicago, 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

    11 Medicare stays/yr
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    Medicare pays (avg) $21,648
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    UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Bolingbrook

    Bolingbrook, IL

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    Decatur Memorial Hospital (Acute Care)

    Decatur, IL

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    Edward Hospital

    Naperville, IL

    26 Medicare stays/yr
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    Medicare pays (avg) $16,852

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