Spinal Fusion Surgery Cost in Pennsylvania (2026)
Last updated: May 2026
The average spinal fusion cost in Pennsylvania is $17,491 without insurance across 42 reporting hospitals. Published list prices in Pennsylvania range from $1,380 to $119,535. For example, among hospitals in our comparison table, PHYSICIANS CARE SURGICAL HOSPITAL (ROYERSFORD) lists about $28 while WELLSPAN YORK HOSPITAL (YORK) lists about $133,575. Ambulatory surgery centers in Pennsylvania often publish lower cash rates than hospital outpatient departments for the same CPT code when clinically appropriate.
Spinal Fusion Surgery costs $17,491 on average without insurance in Pennsylvania, based on actual CMS data from 42 hospitals. Prices range from $1,380 to $119,535 depending on hospital, facility type, and whether you pay cash. These figures come from federally required hospital price transparency files — not estimates.
42 hospitals in Pennsylvania report pricing for spinal fusion surgery. The average cash price is $17,491.
42
in Pennsylvania
$26,903
gross charge
$17,491
35% below list price
$1,380 – $119,535
86.6x spread
Hospital Prices in Pennsylvania
Sorted by lowest cash price| Hospital | City | List Price | Cash Price | Negotiated Range | Grade | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHYSICIANS CARE SURGICAL HOSPITAL Physician | ROYERSFORD | $39,193 | $28-100% | $35 – $68,690 | 0.1/10 | |
| JEFFERSON ABINGTON HOSPITAL Voluntary non-profit - Private | ABINGTON | $1,380 | $280-80% | $259 – $10,242 | 0.1/10 | |
| FORBES HOSPITAL Voluntary non-profit - Private | MONROEVILLE | $5,110 | $1,124-78% | $146 – $41,783 | 0.1/10 | |
| CANONSBURG GENERAL HOSPITAL Voluntary non-profit - Private | CANONSBURG | $5,110 | $1,124-78% | $146 – $41,783 | 0.1/10 | |
| JEFFERSON HOSPITAL Voluntary non-profit - Private | JEFFERSON HILLS | $5,110 | $1,124-78% | $146 – $41,783 | 0.1/10 | |
| GROVE CITY MEDICAL CENTER Voluntary non-profit - Private | GROVE CITY | $5,110 | $1,124-78% | $146 – $41,783 | 0.1/10 | |
| SAINT VINCENT HOSPITAL Voluntary non-profit - Private | ERIE | $5,110 | $1,124-78% | $146 – $41,783 | 0.1/10 | |
| UNIONTOWN HOSPITAL Voluntary non-profit - Private | UNIONTOWN | $4,387 | $2,194-50% | $172 – $58,386 | 0.1/10 | |
| OSS ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL Proprietary | YORK | $5,689 | $2,845-50% | — | 0.1/10 | |
| DOYLESTOWN HOSPITAL Voluntary non-profit - Private | DOYLESTOWN | $13,068 | $13,068 | $950 – $50,216 | 0.1/10 | |
| ST CLAIR HOSPITAL Voluntary non-profit - Private | PITTSBURGH | $97,026 | $24,072-75% | $23,275 – $97,026 | 0.1/10 | |
| SURGICAL INSTITUTE OF READING Physician | WYOMISSING | $43,915 | $25,572-42% | $1,837 – $36,450 | 0.1/10 | |
| PENN STATE HEALTH HAMPDEN MEDICAL CENTER Voluntary non-profit - Private | ENOLA | $119,535 | $37,618-69% | $22,541 – $113,343 | 0.1/10 | |
| WELLSPAN YORK HOSPITAL Voluntary non-profit - Private | YORK | N/A | $133,575 | $970 – $110,997 | 0.1/10 | |
| PENN HIGHLANDS CONNELLSVILLE Voluntary non-profit - Private | CONNELLSVILLE | N/A | N/A | $260 – $33,823 | 0.1/10 | |
| SCHUYLKILL MEDICAL CENTER - SOUTH JACKSON STREET Voluntary non-profit - Private | POTTSVILLE | N/A | N/A | $1,734 – $105,922 | 0.1/10 | |
| RIDDLE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Voluntary non-profit - Private | MEDIA | N/A | N/A | $4,659 – $34,846 | 0.1/10 | |
| PAOLI HOSPITAL Voluntary non-profit - Private | PAOLI | N/A | N/A | $5,164 – $34,846 | 0.1/10 | |
| MAIN LINE HOSPITAL LANKENAU Voluntary non-profit - Private | WYNNEWOOD | N/A | N/A | $5,446 – $35,141 | 0.1/10 | |
| LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL - POCONO Voluntary non-profit - Private | EAST STROUDSBURG | N/A | N/A | $1,690 – $111,868 | 0.1/10 | |
| LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL - MACUNGIE Proprietary | MACUNGIE | N/A | N/A | $18,723 – $109,185 | 0.1/10 | |
| LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL - HAZLETON Voluntary non-profit - Other | HAZLETON | N/A | N/A | $1,690 – $105,922 | 0.1/10 | |
| LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL - DICKSON CITY Voluntary non-profit - Private | DICKSON CITY | N/A | N/A | $1,690 – $103,169 | 0.1/10 | |
| LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL Voluntary non-profit - Private | ALLENTOWN | N/A | N/A | $1,808 – $111,868 | 0.1/10 | |
| GETTYSBURG HOSPITAL Voluntary non-profit - Private | GETTYSBURG | N/A | N/A | $970 – $110,040 | 0.1/10 | |
| CLARION HOSPITAL Voluntary non-profit - Private | CLARION | N/A | N/A | $1,617 – $41,575 | 0.1/10 | |
| JEFFERSON HEALTH- NORTHEAST Voluntary non-profit - Private | PHILADELPHIA | N/A | N/A | $5,438 – $10,940 | 0.1/10 | |
| JEFFERSON LANSDALE HOSPITAL Voluntary non-profit - Private | LANSDALE | N/A | N/A | $3,188 – $16,622 | 0.1/10 | |
| HOLY REDEEMER HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER Voluntary non-profit - Church | MEADOWBROOK | N/A | N/A | $4,741 – $36,170 | 0.1/10 | |
| MOUNT NITTANY MEDICAL CENTER Voluntary non-profit - Private | STATE COLLEGE | N/A | N/A | $21,452 – $82,109 | 0.1/10 | |
| INDEPENDENCE HEALTH SYSTEM BUTLER MEMORIAL HOSPITA Voluntary non-profit - Private | BUTLER | N/A | N/A | $40 – $45,372 | 0.1/10 | |
| WELLSPAN SURGERY AND REHABILITATION HOSPITAL Voluntary non-profit - Private | YORK | N/A | N/A | $970 – $88,691 | 0.1/10 | |
| WELLSPAN EPHRATA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Voluntary non-profit - Other | EPHRATA | N/A | N/A | $970 – $81,447 | 0.1/10 | |
| UPMC SOMERSET Voluntary non-profit - Private | SOMERSET | N/A | N/A | $1,690 – $32,912 | 0.1/10 | |
| UPMC NORTHWEST Voluntary non-profit - Other | SENECA | N/A | N/A | $2,709 – $19,286 | 0.1/10 | |
| UPMC LITITZ Voluntary non-profit - Other | LITITZ | N/A | N/A | $1,926 – $55,557 | 0.1/10 | |
| UPMC HANOVER Voluntary non-profit - Private | HANOVER | N/A | N/A | $1,926 – $62,489 | 0.1/10 | |
| UPMC HAMOT Voluntary non-profit - Private | ERIE | N/A | N/A | $2,340 – $37,469 | 0.1/10 | |
| UPMC EAST Voluntary non-profit - Private | MONROEVILLE | N/A | N/A | $2,363 – $19,286 | 0.1/10 | |
| PENN HIGHLANDS MON VALLEY Voluntary non-profit - Private | MONONGAHELA | N/A | N/A | $258 – $40,079 | 0.1/10 | |
| THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL Voluntary non-profit - Private | PHILADELPHIA | N/A | N/A | $5,975 – $18,076 | 0.1/10 | |
| ST LUKES HOSPITAL BETHLEHEM Voluntary non-profit - Private | BETHLEHEM | N/A | N/A | $5,184 – $61,090 | 0.1/10 |
ROYERSFORD, PA · Physician
List Price
$39,193
Cash Price
$28-100%
Negotiated Range
$35 – $68,690
ABINGTON, PA · Voluntary non-profit - Private
List Price
$1,380
Cash Price
$280-80%
Negotiated Range
$259 – $10,242
MONROEVILLE, PA · Voluntary non-profit - Private
List Price
$5,110
Cash Price
$1,124-78%
Negotiated Range
$146 – $41,783
CANONSBURG, PA · Voluntary non-profit - Private
List Price
$5,110
Cash Price
$1,124-78%
Negotiated Range
$146 – $41,783
JEFFERSON HILLS, PA · Voluntary non-profit - Private
List Price
$5,110
Cash Price
$1,124-78%
Negotiated Range
$146 – $41,783
GROVE CITY, PA · Voluntary non-profit - Private
List Price
$5,110
Cash Price
$1,124-78%
Negotiated Range
$146 – $41,783
ERIE, PA · Voluntary non-profit - Private
List Price
$5,110
Cash Price
$1,124-78%
Negotiated Range
$146 – $41,783
UNIONTOWN, PA · Voluntary non-profit - Private
List Price
$4,387
Cash Price
$2,194-50%
Negotiated Range
$172 – $58,386
YORK, PA · Proprietary
List Price
$5,689
Cash Price
$2,845-50%
DOYLESTOWN, PA · Voluntary non-profit - Private
List Price
$13,068
Cash Price
$13,068
Negotiated Range
$950 – $50,216
PITTSBURGH, PA · Voluntary non-profit - Private
List Price
$97,026
Cash Price
$24,072-75%
Negotiated Range
$23,275 – $97,026
WYOMISSING, PA · Physician
List Price
$43,915
Cash Price
$25,572-42%
Negotiated Range
$1,837 – $36,450
ENOLA, PA · Voluntary non-profit - Private
List Price
$119,535
Cash Price
$37,618-69%
Negotiated Range
$22,541 – $113,343
YORK, PA · Voluntary non-profit - Private
List Price
N/A
Cash Price
$133,575
Negotiated Range
$970 – $110,997
CONNELLSVILLE, PA · Voluntary non-profit - Private
List Price
N/A
Cash Price
N/A
Negotiated Range
$260 – $33,823
POTTSVILLE, PA · Voluntary non-profit - Private
List Price
N/A
Cash Price
N/A
Negotiated Range
$1,734 – $105,922
MEDIA, PA · Voluntary non-profit - Private
List Price
N/A
Cash Price
N/A
Negotiated Range
$4,659 – $34,846
PAOLI, PA · Voluntary non-profit - Private
List Price
N/A
Cash Price
N/A
Negotiated Range
$5,164 – $34,846
WYNNEWOOD, PA · Voluntary non-profit - Private
List Price
N/A
Cash Price
N/A
Negotiated Range
$5,446 – $35,141
EAST STROUDSBURG, PA · Voluntary non-profit - Private
List Price
N/A
Cash Price
N/A
Negotiated Range
$1,690 – $111,868
MACUNGIE, PA · Proprietary
List Price
N/A
Cash Price
N/A
Negotiated Range
$18,723 – $109,185
HAZLETON, PA · Voluntary non-profit - Other
List Price
N/A
Cash Price
N/A
Negotiated Range
$1,690 – $105,922
DICKSON CITY, PA · Voluntary non-profit - Private
List Price
N/A
Cash Price
N/A
Negotiated Range
$1,690 – $103,169
ALLENTOWN, PA · Voluntary non-profit - Private
List Price
N/A
Cash Price
N/A
Negotiated Range
$1,808 – $111,868
GETTYSBURG, PA · Voluntary non-profit - Private
List Price
N/A
Cash Price
N/A
Negotiated Range
$970 – $110,040
CLARION, PA · Voluntary non-profit - Private
List Price
N/A
Cash Price
N/A
Negotiated Range
$1,617 – $41,575
PHILADELPHIA, PA · Voluntary non-profit - Private
List Price
N/A
Cash Price
N/A
Negotiated Range
$5,438 – $10,940
LANSDALE, PA · Voluntary non-profit - Private
List Price
N/A
Cash Price
N/A
Negotiated Range
$3,188 – $16,622
MEADOWBROOK, PA · Voluntary non-profit - Church
List Price
N/A
Cash Price
N/A
Negotiated Range
$4,741 – $36,170
STATE COLLEGE, PA · Voluntary non-profit - Private
List Price
N/A
Cash Price
N/A
Negotiated Range
$21,452 – $82,109
BUTLER, PA · Voluntary non-profit - Private
List Price
N/A
Cash Price
N/A
Negotiated Range
$40 – $45,372
YORK, PA · Voluntary non-profit - Private
List Price
N/A
Cash Price
N/A
Negotiated Range
$970 – $88,691
EPHRATA, PA · Voluntary non-profit - Other
List Price
N/A
Cash Price
N/A
Negotiated Range
$970 – $81,447
SOMERSET, PA · Voluntary non-profit - Private
List Price
N/A
Cash Price
N/A
Negotiated Range
$1,690 – $32,912
SENECA, PA · Voluntary non-profit - Other
List Price
N/A
Cash Price
N/A
Negotiated Range
$2,709 – $19,286
LITITZ, PA · Voluntary non-profit - Other
List Price
N/A
Cash Price
N/A
Negotiated Range
$1,926 – $55,557
HANOVER, PA · Voluntary non-profit - Private
List Price
N/A
Cash Price
N/A
Negotiated Range
$1,926 – $62,489
ERIE, PA · Voluntary non-profit - Private
List Price
N/A
Cash Price
N/A
Negotiated Range
$2,340 – $37,469
MONROEVILLE, PA · Voluntary non-profit - Private
List Price
N/A
Cash Price
N/A
Negotiated Range
$2,363 – $19,286
MONONGAHELA, PA · Voluntary non-profit - Private
List Price
N/A
Cash Price
N/A
Negotiated Range
$258 – $40,079
PHILADELPHIA, PA · Voluntary non-profit - Private
List Price
N/A
Cash Price
N/A
Negotiated Range
$5,975 – $18,076
BETHLEHEM, PA · Voluntary non-profit - Private
List Price
N/A
Cash Price
N/A
Negotiated Range
$5,184 – $61,090
Spinal Fusion Surgery Cost by City in Pennsylvania
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What Affects Spinal Fusion Surgery Cost in Pennsylvania
The cost of spinal fusion surgery in Pennsylvania depends on several factors, including the type of facility, whether you have insurance, and local market dynamics.
The total cost of spinal fusion surgery includes more than the surgeon's fee. Facility charges, anesthesia, pre-operative testing, and post-operative care all contribute. Ambulatory surgery centers, where medically appropriate, can offer significant savings compared to hospital settings.
Based on data from 42 hospitals in Pennsylvania, spinal fusion surgery prices range from $1,380 to $119,535 — a 86.6x difference. This wide variation underscores why comparing prices before scheduling is critical for controlling your out-of-pocket costs.
Hospital vs. Outpatient Center Pricing in Pennsylvania
Spinal fusion surgery in Pennsylvania can be performed in different settings depending on clinical complexity: hospital inpatient, hospital outpatient, or ambulatory surgery center (ASC).
ASCs typically offer lower prices because they have lower overhead and specialize in efficient, high-volume outpatient procedures. For eligible patients, ASCs can save 30–60% compared to hospital outpatient departments.
Not all patients are candidates for outpatient surgery. Your surgeon will determine the appropriate setting based on your health history, the procedure's complexity, and anticipated recovery needs.
Self-Pay vs. Insurance Cost Differences in Pennsylvania
Uninsured and self-pay patients can frequently access spinal fusion surgery at a lower cost than insured rates. Many hospitals in Pennsylvania offer cash discounts of 30–70% off the standard chargemaster rate.
In Pennsylvania, the average cash price for spinal fusion surgery is $17,491, which is 35% lower than the average list price of $26,903. This discount is typical of what self-pay patients can expect when asking for the hospital's uninsured rate.
Insured patients should check their plan's Summary of Benefits and contact their insurer for a pre-authorization cost estimate. Your out-of-pocket cost depends on your deductible, copay or coinsurance, and whether the provider is in-network. Even with insurance, comparing hospitals can help you choose a provider where your plan negotiates the best rates.
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Data sourced from hospital machine-readable price transparency files as required by 45 CFR Parts 180 and 182. Prices are informational only and may not reflect current rates. Always confirm pricing directly with the hospital before scheduling.