DRG 321 · Musculoskeletal

Neck Fusion & Other Back Surgery Cost in Texas — Compare All Hospitals

Surgery to join (fuse) bones in the neck, or other operations on the back or neck, not including disc removal or nerve decompression. The stay covers the operation, pain control, and early recovery.

State average
$128,854
gross charge · DRG 321
Hospitals
15
with published pricing
Price range
$17,975 – $193,614
low to high
Lowest $17,975 Highest $193,614

15 Texas hospitals publish gross charges for neck fusion & other back surgery (DRG 321). Prices range from $17,975 to $193,614 — roughly 11×. The cheapest is Doctors Hosptal at Renaissance in Edinburg; the most expensive is Baptist Beaumont Hospital in Beaumont. The state average sits at $128,854.

The number you see is each hospital's published "list price" — the gross charge for the facility component of neck fusion & other back surgery. 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 fusion & other back surgery at twice the price of another typically negotiates higher rates with insurers too, and quotes more for uninsured patients.

If you're scheduling neck fusion & other back surgery in Texas, 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. Texas hospitals missing from the list either don't perform neck fusion & other back surgery in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 321 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

    Doctors Hosptal at Renaissance

    Edinburg, TX

    Gross charge $17,975
  2. 2

    United Regional Health Care System

    Wichita Falls, TX

    14 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $70,983
    Cash pay $67,434
    Medicare pays (avg) $22,918
  3. 3

    Methodist Dallas Medical Center

    Dallas, TX

    Gross charge $124,829
    Cash pay $62,415
  4. 4

    Methodist Richardson Medical Center

    Richardson, TX

    28 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $124,829
    Cash pay $62,415
    Medicare pays (avg) $18,743
  5. 5

    Methodist Charlton Medical Center

    Dallas, TX

    Gross charge $124,829
    Cash pay $62,415
  6. 6

    Methodist Mansfield Medical Center

    Mansfield, TX

    22 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $124,829
    Cash pay $62,415
    Medicare pays (avg) $22,337
  7. 7
    Gross charge $124,829
    Cash pay $62,415
  8. 8

    Methodist Midlothian Medical Center

    Midlothian, TX

    Gross charge $124,829
    Cash pay $62,415
  9. 9
    Gross charge $124,829
    Cash pay $62,415
  10. 10

    Midland Memorial Hospital

    Midland, TX

    13 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $135,941
    Cash pay $33,985
    Medicare pays (avg) $19,469
  11. 11

    Paris Regional Health

    Paris, TX

    20 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $144,976
    Cash pay $50,742
    Medicare pays (avg) $20,369
  12. 12

    UTMB Health - University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

    Galveston, TX

    31 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $154,723
    Medicare pays (avg) $27,616
  13. 13

    Wilson N Jones Regional Medical Center

    Sherman, TX

    Gross charge $165,315
    Cash pay $49,594
  14. 14

    Parkland Health & Hospital System

    Dallas, TX

    11 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $175,477
    Cash pay $70,191
    Medicare pays (avg) $66,997
  15. 15

    Baptist Beaumont Hospital

    Beaumont, TX

    15 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $193,614
    Cash pay $25,170
    Medicare pays (avg) $22,065
  16. 16

    St. Joseph Health Regional Hospital - Bryan, TX

    Bryan, TX

    12 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $17,772
  17. 17
    Gross charge
  18. 18

    University Medical Center of El Paso

    El Paso, TX

    Gross charge
  19. 19

    Laredo Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Laredo, TX

    Gross charge
  20. 20

    CHRISTUS Good Shepherd Medical Center - Longview (Acute Care)

    Longview, TX

    18 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $20,168
  21. 21

    CHRISTUS Outpatient Pavilion St. Elizabeth

    Beaumont, TX

    26 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $21,252
  22. 22

    Covenant Medical Center

    Lubbock, TX

    29 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $17,260
  23. 23

    Ascension Providence Hospital

    Waco, TX

    24 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $21,940
  24. 24

    Ut of Texas Southwestern University Hospital - William P. Clements Jr.

    Dallas, TX

    24 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $20,974
  25. 25

    Christus Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi

    Corpus Christi, TX

    Gross charge
  26. 26

    Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple

    Temple, TX

    19 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $21,052
  27. 27

    Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin

    Austin, TX

    Gross charge
  28. 28
    Gross charge
  29. 29
    Gross charge
  30. 30

    CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital - Beeville

    Beeville, TX

    Gross charge
  31. 31

    Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Hillcrest

    Waco, TX

    23 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $19,377
  32. 32

    CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital - Tyler

    Tyler, TX

    40 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $18,712
  33. 33
    Gross charge
  34. 34

    Medical Center Hospital

    Odessa, TX

    23 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $20,805
  35. 35

    Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center - Fort Worth

    Fort Worth, TX

    23 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $20,782
  36. 36
    Gross charge
  37. 37

    DeTar Hospital Navarro

    Victoria, TX

    11 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $19,977
  38. 38
    Gross charge
  39. 39

    CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital - Kleberg

    Kingsville, TX

    Gross charge
  40. 40

    Methodist Hospital Atascosa

    Jourdanton, TX

    Gross charge
  41. 41

    Northwest Texas Healthcare System

    Amarillo, TX

    23 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $21,679
  42. 42

    St. Luke's Health - Memorial Hospital - Lufkin, TX

    Lufkin, TX

    14 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $21,078
  43. 43

    University Health University Hospital

    San Antonio, TX

    Gross charge
  44. 44

    Hendrick Medical Center

    Abilene, TX

    46 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $20,689
  45. 45
    Gross charge
  46. 46

    Christus Santa Rosa Medical Center

    San Antonio, TX

    60 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $18,681
  47. 47

    CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital - San Marcos

    San Marcos, TX

    Gross charge
  48. 48

    Harris Health

    Houston, TX

    Gross charge
  49. 49
    Gross charge
  50. 50
    Gross charge
  51. 51
    Gross charge
  52. 52

    Navarro Regional Hospital

    Corsicana, TX

    Gross charge
  53. 53

    Matagorda Regional Medical Center

    Bay City, TX

    Gross charge
  54. 54

    Woodland Heights Medical Center

    Lufkin, TX

    Gross charge
  55. 55

    Covenant Hospital Plainview

    Plainview, TX

    Gross charge
  56. 56

    Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Grapevine

    Grapevine, TX

    21 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $15,173
  57. 57

    Shannon Medical Center

    San Angelo, TX

    25 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $17,946
  58. 58

    Hendrick Medical Center Brownwood

    Brownwood, TX

    12 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $16,394
  59. 59

    Lake Granbury Medical Center

    Granbury, TX

    Gross charge
  60. 60

    HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest

    Houston, TX

    Gross charge
  61. 61

    Doctors Hospital of Laredo

    Laredo, TX

    Gross charge
  62. 62

    Freestone Medical Center

    Fairfield, TX

    Gross charge
  63. 63

    HCA Houston Healthcare Tomball

    Tomball, TX

    20 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $20,372
  64. 64

    Womans Hospital of Texas,the

    Houston, TX

    Gross charge
  65. 65

    Dallas Regional Medical Center

    Mesquite, TX

    19 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Cash pay $23,425
    Medicare pays (avg) $17,472
  66. 66

    Longview Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Longview, TX

    25 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $18,459
  67. 67

    Rio Grande Regional Hospital (Acute Care)

    Mcallen, TX

    Gross charge
  68. 68

    Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Lake Pointe

    Rowlett, TX

    13 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $15,242
  69. 69
    Gross charge
  70. 70

    Christus St Michael Health System (Acute Care)

    Texarkana, TX

    23 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $19,140
  71. 71
    Gross charge
  72. 72

    CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital - Alice

    Alice, TX

    Gross charge
  73. 73
    Gross charge
  74. 74

    Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - Dallas

    Dallas, TX

    37 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $17,777
  75. 75
    Gross charge
  76. 76

    Harlingen Medical Center

    Harlingen, TX

    11 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Cash pay $26,978
    Medicare pays (avg) $17,248
  77. 77
    Gross charge
  78. 78

    St Luke's the Woodlands Hospital

    The Woodlands, TX

    11 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $18,648
  79. 79

    BSW Texas Spine & Joint Hospital

    Tyler, TX

    Gross charge
  80. 80
    Gross charge
  81. 81

    Ascension Seton Northwest Hospital

    Austin, TX

    Gross charge
  82. 82
    Gross charge
  83. 83

    Lubbock Heart Surgery

    Lubbock, TX

    19 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $15,596
  84. 84
    Gross charge
  85. 85
    Gross charge
  86. 86
    Gross charge
  87. 87
    Gross charge
  88. 88
    Gross charge
  89. 89

    Ascension Seton Highland Lakes

    Burnet, TX

    Gross charge
  90. 90
    Gross charge
  91. 91
    Gross charge
  92. 92
    Gross charge
  93. 93
    Gross charge
  94. 94

    Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Brenham

    Brenham, TX

    Gross charge
  95. 95
    Gross charge
  96. 96
    Gross charge
  97. 97

    Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - Plano

    Plano, TX

    55 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $18,882
  98. 98

    Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Round Rock

    Round Rock, TX

    31 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $19,449
  99. 99

    Ascension Seton Williamson Hospital

    Round Rock, TX

    15 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $19,882
  100. 100

    Ascension Seton Cedar Park Hospital

    Cedar Park, TX

    Gross charge
  101. 101

    St Luke's Sugar Land Hospital

    Sugar Land, TX

    Gross charge
  102. 102

    Ascension Seton Hays

    Kyle, TX

    11 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $20,227
  103. 103
    Gross charge
  104. 104
    Gross charge
  105. 105
    Gross charge
  106. 106

    St Luke's Hospital at the Vintage

    Houston, TX

    Gross charge
  107. 107
    Gross charge
  108. 108

    Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - McKinney

    Mc Kinney, TX

    Gross charge
  109. 109

    Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - College Station

    College Station, TX

    16 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $18,541
  110. 110

    Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Marble Falls

    Marble Falls, TX

    Gross charge
  111. 111
    Gross charge
  112. 112
    Gross charge
  113. 113
    Gross charge
  114. 114

    Jps Health Network

    Fort Worth, TX

    Gross charge
  115. 115

    Medical City North Hills

    North Richland Hills, TX

    Gross charge
  116. 116

    North Texas Medical Center

    Gainesville, TX

    Gross charge
  117. 117

    HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast (Acute Care)

    Pasadena, TX

    12 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $23,217
  118. 118
    Gross charge
  119. 119

    Medical City Weatherford

    Weatherford, TX

    17 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $22,593
  120. 120

    HCA Houston Healthcare Conroe

    Conroe, TX

    21 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $20,097
  121. 121

    Methodist Hospital

    San Antonio, TX

    123 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $17,918
  122. 122

    St David's Medical Center

    Austin, TX

    34 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $17,785
  123. 123

    Christus Jasper Memorial Hospital

    Jasper, TX

    Gross charge
  124. 124

    HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake

    Webster, TX

    26 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $19,470
  125. 125

    Medical City Denton

    Denton, TX

    21 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $21,479
  126. 126

    HCA Houston Healthcare West

    Houston, TX

    Gross charge
  127. 127

    Medical City Plano

    Plano, TX

    15 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $15,640
  128. 128

    Medical City Lewisville (Acute Care)

    Lewisville, TX

    13 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $20,915
  129. 129

    Medical City Arlington

    Arlington, TX

    21 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $19,819
  130. 130

    University Medical Center

    Lubbock, TX

    13 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $25,212
  131. 131

    St David's South Austin Medical Center

    Austin, TX

    24 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $18,287
  132. 132

    Palestine Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Palestine, TX

    Gross charge
  133. 133

    Corpus Christi Medical Center,the

    Corpus Christi, TX

    17 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $18,912
  134. 134
    Gross charge
  135. 135

    Medical City Las Colinas

    Irving, TX

    Gross charge
  136. 136
    Gross charge
  137. 137
    Gross charge
  138. 138
    Gross charge
  139. 139
    Gross charge
  140. 140

    Mc Camey Hospital

    Mccamey, TX

    Gross charge
  141. 141
    Gross charge
  142. 142

    Methodist Hospital Stone Oak

    San Antonio, TX

    21 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $17,015
  143. 143

    Medical City Alliance

    Fort Worth, TX

    12 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $15,942
  144. 144

    HCA Houston Healthcare Pearland

    Pearland, TX

    Gross charge
  145. 145
    Gross charge

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