DRG 472 · Musculoskeletal

Cervical Spinal Fusion Cost in Ohio — 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
$113,270
gross charge · DRG 472
Hospitals
8
with published pricing
Price range
$70,074 – $148,359
low to high
Lowest $70,074 Highest $148,359

8 Ohio hospitals publish gross charges for cervical spinal fusion (DRG 472). Prices range from $70,074 to $148,359 — roughly $78,285 apart. The cheapest is Christ Hospital in Cincinnati; the most expensive is Ohio State University State Health System in Columbus. The state average sits at $113,270.

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 Ohio, 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. Ohio 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

    Christ Hospital

    Cincinnati, OH

    28 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $70,074
    Cash pay $42,753
    Medicare pays (avg) $19,543
  2. 2

    Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center Hospital

    Akron, OH

    Gross charge $85,713
    Cash pay $299,995
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    Genesis Hospital

    Zanesville, OH

    Gross charge $101,555
    Cash pay $60,933
  4. 4

    Mount Carmel East

    Columbus, OH

    Gross charge $125,115
    Cash pay $81,325
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    Mount Carmel New Albany

    New Albany, OH

    18 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $125,115
    Cash pay $81,325
    Medicare pays (avg) $13,767
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    Gross charge $125,115
    Cash pay $81,325
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    Diley Ridge Medical Center

    Canal Winchester, OH

    Gross charge $125,115
    Cash pay $81,325
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    Ohio State University State Health System

    Columbus, OH

    28 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $148,359
    Medicare pays (avg) $20,894
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    Mount Carmel St Ann's

    Westerville, OH

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    Cash pay $66,111
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    The Jewish Hospital — Mercy Health

    Cincinnati, OH

    11 Medicare stays/yr
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    Medicare pays (avg) $19,747
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    Wood County Hospital

    Bowling Green, OH

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    ProMedica Toledo Hospital

    Toledo, OH

    27 Medicare stays/yr
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    Medicare pays (avg) $20,117
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    Fairfield Medical Center

    Lancaster, OH

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    Uh Regional Hospitals

    Chardon, OH

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    Mercy Health - Tiffin Hospital

    Tiffin, OH

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    Memorial Hospital (Marysville)

    Marysville, OH

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    UH Lake Health

    Concord, OH

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    Bellevue Hospital

    Bellevue, OH

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    St. John Medical Center

    Westlake, OH

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    Ashtabula Regional Medical Center

    Ashtabula, OH

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    UH Cleveland Medical Center

    Cleveland, OH

    24 Medicare stays/yr
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    Medicare pays (avg) $25,040
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    Marymount Hospital

    Garfield Heights, OH

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    Southwest General Health Center

    Middleburg Heights, OH

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    Adena Regional Medical Center

    Chillicothe, OH

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    Mercy Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Lorain, OH

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    UH Ahuja Medical Center

    Beachwood, OH

    11 Medicare stays/yr
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    Medicare pays (avg) $18,247
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    Uhhs Memorial Hospital of Geneva

    Geneva, OH

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    Adena Fayette Medical Center

    Washington Ch, OH

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    University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Llc

    Cincinnati, OH

    16 Medicare stays/yr
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    Medicare pays (avg) $23,054
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    Lima Memorial Health System (Acute Care)

    Lima, OH

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    Union Hospital (Acute Care)

    Dover, OH

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    Summa Health System

    Akron, OH

    23 Medicare stays/yr
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    Medicare pays (avg) $17,856
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    Knox Community Hospital

    Mount Vernon, OH

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    The University of Toledo Medical Center

    Toledo, OH

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    Miami Valley Hospital

    Dayton, OH

    16 Medicare stays/yr
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    Medicare pays (avg) $19,317
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    Mercer County Joint Township Community Hospital

    Coldwater, OH

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    Metrohealth System

    Cleveland, OH

    16 Medicare stays/yr
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    Medicare pays (avg) $15,117
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    Good Samaritan Hospital

    Cincinnati, OH

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    Berger Hospital

    Circleville, OH

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    TriHealth Bethesda North Hospital

    Cincinnati, OH

    16 Medicare stays/yr
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    Medicare pays (avg) $15,488
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    Salem Regional Medical Center

    Salem, OH

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    West Chester Hospital

    West Chester, OH

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    University Hospitals Samaritan Medical Center

    Ashland, OH

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    Mercy Health - Fairfield Hospital

    Fairfield, OH

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    Mercy Health - St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital

    Youngstown, OH

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    Mercy Health - St. Rita's Medical Center

    Lima, OH

    13 Medicare stays/yr
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    Medicare pays (avg) $18,482
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    Mercy Health - Springfield Regional Medical Center

    Springfield, OH

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    Mercy Health - St. Vincent Medical Center

    Toledo, OH

    17 Medicare stays/yr
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    Medicare pays (avg) $22,492
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    Mercy Health - West Hospital

    Cincinnati, OH

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    ProMedica Bay Park Hospital

    Oregon, OH

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    UH Conneaut Medical Center

    Conneaut, OH

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    ProMedica Fostoria Community Hospital

    Fostoria, OH

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    Cleveland Clinic - Lutheran Hospital

    Cleveland, OH

    12 Medicare stays/yr
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    Medicare pays (avg) $18,524
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    Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

    Cleveland, OH

    45 Medicare stays/yr
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    Medicare pays (avg) $22,176
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    University Hospitals Portage Medical Center

    Ravenna, OH

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    Memorial Hospital (Fremont)

    Fremont, OH

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    Madison Health

    London, OH

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    Glenbeigh Health Sources

    Rock Creek, OH

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