DRG 473 · Musculoskeletal

Neck (Cervical) Spinal Fusion Cost in North Carolina — 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
$93,084
gross charge · DRG 473
Hospitals
18
with published pricing
Price range
$15,904 – $119,873
low to high
Lowest $15,904 Highest $119,873

18 North Carolina hospitals publish gross charges for neck (cervical) spinal fusion (DRG 473). Prices range from $15,904 to $119,873 — roughly 8×. The cheapest is Randolph Hospital in Asheboro; the most expensive is Frye Regional Medical Center in Hickory. The state average sits at $93,084.

The number you see is each hospital's published "list price" — the gross charge for the facility component of neck (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 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 North Carolina, 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. North Carolina 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.

Hospitals ranked by gross charge

  1. 1

    Randolph Hospital

    Asheboro, NC

    Gross charge $15,904
  2. 2

    Haywood Regional Medical Center

    Clyde, NC

    Gross charge $59,471
    Cash pay $23,789
  3. 3

    Duke University Hospital

    Durham, NC

    39 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $70,578
    Cash pay $19,056
    Medicare pays (avg) $20,726
  4. 4

    Duke Regional Hospital

    Durham, NC

    Gross charge $70,578
    Cash pay $19,056
  5. 5

    Catawba Valley Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Hickory, NC

    Gross charge $73,402
    Cash pay $44,041
  6. 6

    UNC Hospitals

    Chapel Hill, NC

    Gross charge $75,365
    Cash pay $45,219
  7. 7

    UNC REX Hospital

    Raleigh, NC

    Gross charge $75,365
    Cash pay $45,219
  8. 8

    Novant Health Rowan Medical Center

    Salisbury, NC

    Gross charge $108,946
    Cash pay $54,473
  9. 9
    Gross charge $111,437
    Cash pay $55,718
  10. 10

    Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center

    Thomasville, NC

    Gross charge $111,437
    Cash pay $55,718
  11. 11

    Novant Health Medical Park Hospital

    Winston-Salem, NC

    Gross charge $111,437
    Cash pay $55,718
  12. 12

    Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center

    Supply, NC

    Gross charge $111,437
    Cash pay $55,718
  13. 13

    Novant Health Matthews Medical Center

    Matthews, NC

    Gross charge $111,437
    Cash pay $55,718
  14. 14

    Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center

    Huntersville, NC

    Gross charge $111,437
    Cash pay $55,718
  15. 15

    Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center

    Charlotte, NC

    Gross charge $111,437
    Cash pay $55,718
  16. 16
    Gross charge $111,437
    Cash pay $55,718
  17. 17

    Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center

    Wilmington, NC

    20 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $114,530
    Cash pay $51,539
    Medicare pays (avg) $17,743
  18. 18

    Frye Regional Medical Center

    Hickory, NC

    Gross charge $119,873
    Cash pay $47,949
  19. 19

    CaroMont Regional Medical Center

    Gastonia, NC

    Gross charge
  20. 20

    Ecu Health Medical Center

    Greenville, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $62,276
  21. 21

    North Carolina Baptist Hospital

    Winston-Salem, NC

    Gross charge
  22. 22
    Gross charge
  23. 23

    Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist | Wilkes Medical Center

    North Wilkesboro, NC

    Gross charge
  24. 24

    Columbus Regional Healthcare System

    Whiteville, NC

    Gross charge
  25. 25

    Wakemed, Raleigh Campus

    Raleigh, NC

    Gross charge
  26. 26

    Cape Fear Valley Betsy Johnson Hospital

    Dunn, NC

    Gross charge
  27. 27

    Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital

    Elkin, NC

    Gross charge
  28. 28

    Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital

    Ahoskie, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $62,276
  29. 29

    ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital

    Tarboro, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $62,276
  30. 30

    ECU Health Duplin Hospital

    Kenansville, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $62,276
  31. 31

    ECU Health North Hospital

    Roanoke Rapids, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $62,276
  32. 32

    WakeMed Cary Hospital

    Cary, NC

    Gross charge
  33. 33

    ECU Health Bertie Hospital

    Windsor, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $62,276
  34. 34

    ECU Health Chowan Hospital

    Edenton, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $62,276
  35. 35

    The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc

    Nags Head, NC

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $62,276
  36. 36
    Gross charge
  37. 37

    Angel Medical Center

    Franklin, NC

    Gross charge

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