Neck (Cervical) Spinal Fusion Cost in California — Compare All Hospitals
A planned operation to join (fuse) bones in the neck to steady the spine and relieve pressure on nerves, in patients without complicating conditions. The stay covers the surgery, pain control, and early recovery.
State average
$167,787
gross charge · DRG 473
Hospitals
26
with published pricing
Price range
$16,128 – $290,202
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
San Joaquin General Hospital
French Camp, CA
Gross charge $16,128Cash pay $8,871 - 2
Patients' Hospital of Redding
Redding, CA
Gross charge $21,352 - 3
Kaweah Health Medical Center
Visalia, CA
Gross charge $59,214Cash pay $6,500 - 4
Adventist Health White Memorial Montebello
Montebello, CA
Gross charge $75,620 - 5
Saint Agnes Medical Center
Fresno, CA
Gross charge $95,414Cash pay $62,019 - 6
Regional Medical Center
San Jose, CA
Gross charge $109,244Cash pay $76,471 - 7
Sonoma Valley Hospital
Sonoma, CA
Gross charge $111,411Cash pay $77,988 - 8
Redlands Community Hospital
Redlands, CA
Gross charge $113,485Cash pay $27,236 - 9
Tri-City Medical Center (Acute Care)
Oceanside, CA
Gross charge $133,948Cash pay $80,369 - 10
Eisenhower Medical Center
Rancho Mirage, CA
Gross charge $142,257Cash pay $13,457 - 11
Adventist Health Hanford
Hanford, CA
Gross charge $157,708Cash pay $29,965 - 12
Adventist Health White Memorial
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge $170,551Cash pay $30,699 - 13
Sharp Grossmont Hospital
La Mesa, CA
Gross charge $170,901Cash pay $128,176 - 14
Sharp Memorial Hospital
San Diego, CA
Gross charge $170,901Cash pay $128,176 - 15
Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center
Chula Vista, CA
Gross charge $170,901Cash pay $128,176 - 16
Sharp Coronado Hospital
Coronado, CA
Gross charge $170,901Cash pay $128,176 - 17
Adventist Health Bakersfield
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge $172,659Cash pay $25,899 - 18
Adventist Health Sonora
Sonora, CA
Gross charge $191,814Cash pay $32,608 - 19
Natividad Medical Center
Salinas, CA
Gross charge $210,433 - 20
Washington Health
Fremont, CA
Gross charge $212,924Cash pay $138,401 - 21
Adventist Health Tulare
Tulare, CA
Gross charge $258,528Cash pay $49,120 - 22
San Antonio Regional Hospital
Upland, CA
Gross charge $265,363Cash pay $270,670 - 23
Scripps Mercy Hospital
San Diego, CA
Gross charge $290,202Cash pay $72,550 - 24
Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla
La Jolla, CA
Gross charge $290,202Cash pay $72,550 - 25
Scripps Green Hospital
La Jolla, CA
Gross charge $290,202Cash pay $72,550Medicare pays (avg) $25,930 - 26
Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas
Encinitas, CA
Gross charge $290,202Cash pay $72,550 - 27
St. Rose Hospital
Hayward, CA
Gross charge — - 28
Dignity Health - Mercy General Hospital
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge — - 29
Riverside Community Hospital
Riverside, CA
Gross charge — - 30
Mad River Community Hospital
Arcata, CA
Gross charge — - 31
Dignity Health - Memorial Hospital
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge — - 32
St Elizabeth Community Hospital
Red Bluff, CA
Gross charge — - 33
Antelope Valley Medical Center
Lancaster, CA
Gross charge — - 34
Glendale Mem Hospital & Hlth Center
Glendale, CA
Gross charge — - 35
St. John's Regional Medical Center
Oxnard, CA
Gross charge — - 36
St Joseph's Medical Center of Stockton
Stockton, CA
Gross charge — - 37
Community Hospital of San Bernardino
San Bernardino, CA
Gross charge — - 38
Community Hospital of Huntington Park
Huntington Park, CA
Gross charge — - 39
St. Francis Medical Center
Lynwood, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $24,288 - 40
Marian Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)
Santa Maria, CA
Gross charge — - 41
Northridge Hospital Medical Center (Acute Care)
Northridge, CA
Gross charge — - 42
Valley Presbyterian Hospital
Van Nuys, CA
Gross charge — - 43
Woodland Memorial Hospital
Woodland, CA
Gross charge — - 44
St Bernardine Medical Center
San Bernardino, CA
Gross charge — - 45
San Gabriel Valley Medical Center
San Gabriel, CA
Gross charge — - 46
Dignity Health - Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital
Grass Valley, CA
Gross charge — - 47
UCSF Health Saint Francis Hospital
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge — - 48
Sequoia Hospital
Redwood City, CA
Gross charge — - 49
AHMC Anaheim Regional Medical Center
Anaheim, CA
Gross charge — - 50
French Hospital Medical Center
San Luis Obispo, CA
Gross charge — - 51
Dignity Health - Dominican Hospital
Santa Cruz, CA
Gross charge — - 52
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
Colton, CA
Gross charge — - 53
Good Samaritan Hospital, Lp
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge — - 54
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 55
Alhambra Hospital Medical Center (Acute Care)
Alhambra, CA
Gross charge — - 56
AHMC Seton Medical Center
Daly City, CA
Gross charge — - 57
Dignity Health – Mercy Hospital Downtown
Bakersfield, CA
Gross charge — - 58
Providence St. Mary Medical Center
Apple Valley, CA
Gross charge — - 59
Loma Linda University Medical Center (Acute Care)
Loma Linda, CA
Gross charge — - 60
Marinhealth Medical Center
Greenbrae, CA
Gross charge — - 61
Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura
Ventura, CA
Gross charge — - 62
Dignity Health - Mercy Hospital of Folsom
Folsom, CA
Gross charge — - 63
West Anaheim Medical Center
Anaheim, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $33,084 - 64
Huntington Hospital (Acute Care)
Pasadena, CA
Gross charge — - 65
Dignity Health – Mercy Medical Center
Merced, CA
Gross charge — - 66
UCSF Health St. Mary's Hospital
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge — - 67
Memorial Hospital of Gardena
Gardena, CA
Gross charge — - 68
UCLA West Valley Medical Center
West Hills, CA
Gross charge — - 69
Clovis Community Medical Center
Clovis, CA
Gross charge — - 70
Adventist Health Sierra Vista
San Luis Obispo, CA
Gross charge — - 71
Mercy San Juan Medical Center
Carmichael, CA
Gross charge — - 72
Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center (Acute Care — Thousand Oaks)
Thousand Oaks, CA
Gross charge — - 73
La Palma Intercommunity Hospital (Acute Care)
La Palma, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $31,145 - 74
San Dimas Community Hospital
San Dimas, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $29,272 - 75
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge — - 76
East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 77
Fresno Surgical Hospital
Fresno, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $19,160 - 78
Desert Valley Hospital
Victorville, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $31,689 - 79
Whittier Hospital Medical Center
Whittier, CA
Gross charge — - 80
Monterey Park Hospital AHMC
Monterey Park, CA
Gross charge — - 81
Greater El Monte Community Hospital
South El Monte, CA
Gross charge — - 82
Cedar-Sinai Marina Del Rey Hospital
Marina Del Rey, CA
Gross charge — - 83
Shasta Regional Medical Center
Redding, CA
Gross charge —Cash pay $29,854 - 84
Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrieta
Murrieta, CA
Gross charge — - 85
Coast Plaza Hospital
Norwalk, CA
Gross charge — - 86
Loma Linda University Children's Hospital
Loma Linda, CA
Gross charge — - 87
Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 88
Mountains Community Hospital
Lake Arrowhead, CA
Gross charge — - 89
Mercy Medical Center of Mount Shasta
Mount Shasta, CA
Gross charge — - 90Gross charge —Cash pay $39,148
- 91
Mark Twain Medical Center
San Andreas, CA
Gross charge — - 92
Community Memorial Hospital – Ojai
Ojai, CA
Gross charge — - 93
Community Regional Medical Center
Fresno, CA
Gross charge — - 94
Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center & Orthopaedic Hospital
Santa Monica, CA
Gross charge — - 95
Doctors Hospital of Manteca
Manteca, CA
Gross charge — - 96
Watsonville Community Hospital
Watsonville, CA
Gross charge — - 97
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
Newport Beach, CA
Gross charge — - 98
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center
Pomona, CA
Gross charge — - 99
Desert Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)
Palm Springs, CA
Gross charge — - 100
Sierra View Medical Center
Porterville, CA
Gross charge — - 101
Hi-Desert Medical Center
Joshua Tree, CA
Gross charge — - 102
Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley
Pleasanton, CA
Gross charge — - 103
Northbay Medical Center
Fairfield, CA
Gross charge — - 104
Los Angeles General Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge — - 105
Good Samaritan Hospital (Acute Care — San Jose)
San Jose, CA
Gross charge — - 106
Stanford Health Care
Stanford, CA
Gross charge — - 107
UCSF Medical Center
San Francisco, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $36,024 - 108
University of California Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $28,096 - 109
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $25,702 - 110
San Ramon Regional Medical Center
San Ramon, CA
Gross charge — - 111
Keck Hospital of USC
Los Angeles, CA
Gross charge —
California hospitals price neck (cervical) spinal fusion (Medicare DRG 473) anywhere from $16,128 to $290,202 — a $274,073 gap between the cheapest and most expensive option. The cheapest is San Joaquin General Hospital in French Camp; the most expensive is Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas in Encinitas. The state average sits at $167,787.
Gross charges are the hospital's list price for the facility part of your stay — the room, operating-room time, nursing, and equipment. 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 neck (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 neck (cervical) spinal fusion in California, 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. California hospitals missing from the list either don't perform neck (cervical) spinal fusion in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 473 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.