Cervical Spinal Fusion Cost in Massachusetts — 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
$92,340
gross charge · DRG 472
Hospitals
13
with published pricing
Price range
$25,469 – $133,781
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Lowell General Hospital
Lowell, MA
Gross charge $25,469Cash pay $17,828Medicare pays (avg) $23,801 - 2
MelroseWakefield Hospital
Melrose, MA
Gross charge $25,469Cash pay $17,828 - 3
Tufts Medical Center
Boston, MA
Gross charge $47,306Cash pay $17,828Medicare pays (avg) $29,324 - 4
Cooley Dickinson Hospital
Northampton, MA
Gross charge $57,608Cash pay $43,206 - 5
Newton-Wellesley Hospital
Newton, MA
Gross charge $68,993Cash pay $51,745Medicare pays (avg) $21,835 - 6
Southcoast Hospitals Group
Fall River, MA
Gross charge $88,660Cash pay $37,235Medicare pays (avg) $21,694 - 7
Mercy Medical Center
Springfield, MA
Gross charge $117,331Cash pay $64,532 - 8
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, MA
Gross charge $122,264Cash pay $91,698Medicare pays (avg) $28,613 - 9
Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital
Jamaica Plain, MA
Gross charge $122,264Cash pay $91,698 - 10
Umass Memorial Healthalliance Hospitals
Leominster, MA
Gross charge $130,423 - 11
Umass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital
Southbridge, MA
Gross charge $130,423 - 12
Umass Memorial Medical Center/University Campus
Worcester, MA
Gross charge $130,423Medicare pays (avg) $30,333 - 13
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
Gross charge $133,781Cash pay $100,336Medicare pays (avg) $29,175 - 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 —Medicare pays (avg) $32,637 - 26
New England Baptist Hospital
Boston, MA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $21,465 - 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) $23,230
13 Massachusetts hospitals publish gross charges for cervical spinal fusion (DRG 472). Prices range from $25,469 to $133,781 — roughly 5×. The cheapest is Lowell General Hospital in Lowell; the most expensive is Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. The state average sits at $92,340.
The number you see is each hospital's published "list price" — the gross charge for the facility component of cervical spinal 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 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 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 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.