How much does cervical spinal fusion, inpatient, w/o CC/MCC cost in Virginia?
CPT 473 — the fair price, every hospital's price, and the Medicare benchmark for Virginia.
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473 Cervical spinal fusion, inpatient, w/o CC/MCC
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Market typical price
$33,375
50 facilities · typical range $20,261 – $46,495 · 1.9× Medicare IPPS
Typical
$33,375
Medicare $17,765
$18,339 lowboxed = typical rangehigh $59,228
What Medicare pays
$17,765
Market typical
$33,375
Cash / self-pay price
$49,394
Prices near you — 50 facilities, lowest first
| Facility | Type | Price | vs Medicare | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside Doctors' Hospital of Williamsburg (Williamsburg) lowest | Hospital | $18,339negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 2.5% |
| Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital (South Boston) | Hospital | $18,526negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Augusta Health (Fishersville) | Hospital | $18,646negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.3% |
| Sentara RMH Medical Center (Harrisonburg) | Hospital | $18,727negotiated | 1.1× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.9% |
| Centra Lynchburg General Hospital (Lynchburg) | Hospital | $19,039negotiated | 1.1× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.3% |
| Centra Virginia Baptist Hospital (Lynchburg) | Hospital | $19,039negotiated | 1.1× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.3% |
| LewisGale Hospital Alleghany (Low Moor) | Hospital | $19,829negotiated | 1.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Henrico Doctors' Hospital, Forest campus (Richmond) | Hospital | $20,144negotiated | 1.1× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.3% |
| Parham Doctors' Hospital — ortho/spine-focused campus (Richmond) | Hospital | $20,144negotiated | 1.1× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.3% |
| Retreat Doctors' Hospital (Richmond) | Hospital | $20,144negotiated | 1.1× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.3% |
| Riverside Regional Medical Center (Newport News) | Hospital | $20,162negotiated | 1.1× | ★★★★★ |
| TriCities Hospital, formerly John Randolph Medical Center (Hopewell) | Hospital | $20,181negotiated | 1.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Chippenham Hospital, CJW Medical Center (Richmond) | Hospital | $20,287negotiated | 1.1× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.4% |
| Johnston-Willis Hospital, CJW Medical Center (Richmond) | Hospital | $20,287negotiated | 1.1× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.4% |
| LewisGale Hospital Pulaski (Pulaski) | Hospital | $20,754negotiated | 1.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Riverside Walter Reed Hospital (Gloucester) | Hospital | $20,826negotiated | 1.2× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 2.9% |
| Reston Hospital Center (Reston) | Hospital | $21,580negotiated | 1.2× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.6% |
| LewisGale Medical Center (Salem) | Hospital | $23,457negotiated | 1.3× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.2% |
| LewisGale Hospital Montgomery (Blacksburg) | Hospital | $24,411negotiated | 1.4× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.9% |
| Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center (Fredericksburg) | Hospital | $26,168negotiated | 1.5× | ★★★★★ |
| VHC Health, Virginia Hospital Center (Arlington) | Hospital | $26,997negotiated | 1.5× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.4% |
| Mary Washington Hospital (Fredericksburg) | Hospital | $27,844negotiated | 1.6× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.9% |
| Stafford Hospital (Stafford) | Hospital | $27,844negotiated | 1.6× | ★★★★★ |
| StoneSprings Hospital Center (Dulles) | Hospital | $28,327negotiated | 1.6× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.1% |
| Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center (Woodbridge) | Hospital | $31,219negotiated | 1.8× | ★★★★★ |
| Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital (Charlottesville) | Hospital | $35,531negotiated | 2.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.9% |
| VCU Medical Center (Richmond) | Hospital | $35,749negotiated | 2.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.8% |
| Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital (Roanoke) | Hospital | $38,372cash | 2.2× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 7.9% |
| Bon Secours Mary Immaculate Hospital (Newport News) | Hospital | $39,738negotiated | 2.2× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.7% |
| Chesapeake Regional Medical Center (Chesapeake) | Hospital | $40,017negotiated | 2.3× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.6% |
| Inova Alexandria Hospital (Alexandria) | Hospital | $42,870negotiated | 2.4× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.0% |
| Inova Fair Oaks Hospital (Fairfax) | Hospital | $43,767negotiated | 2.5× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.9% |
| Inova Loudoun Hospital (Leesburg) | Hospital | $43,767negotiated | 2.5× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.1% |
| Inova Mount Vernon Hospital (Alexandria) | Hospital | $43,767negotiated | 2.5× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.7% |
| Carilion New River Valley Medical Center (Christiansburg) | Hospital | $44,106cash | 2.5× | ★★★★★ |
| Inova Fairfax Hospital (Falls Church) | Hospital | $46,058negotiated | 2.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital (Virginia Beach) | Hospital | $46,158negotiated | 2.6× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.7% |
| Sentara Obici Hospital (Suffolk) | Hospital | $46,314negotiated | 2.6× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 5.6% |
| Sentara Princess Anne Hospital (Virginia Beach) | Hospital | $47,039negotiated | 2.6× | ★★★★★ |
| UVA Health Haymarket Medical Center (Haymarket) | Hospital | $47,377cash | 2.7× | ★★★★★ |
| Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center (Williamsburg) | Hospital | $48,218negotiated | 2.7× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 5.6% |
| Sentara Leigh Hospital — orthopedic-focused (Norfolk) | Hospital | $48,372negotiated | 2.7× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 6.2% |
| Sentara CarePlex Hospital (Hampton) | Hospital | $49,910negotiated | 2.8× | ★★★★★ |
| Sovah Health Danville (Danville) | Hospital | $51,411cash | 2.9× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.4% |
| UVA Health Culpeper Medical Center (Culpeper) | Hospital | $54,259cash | 3.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center (Mechanicsville) | Hospital | $56,748negotiated | 3.2× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.8% |
| Bon Secours St. Francis Medical Center (Midlothian) | Hospital | $56,748negotiated | 3.2× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.0% |
| Bon Secours St. Mary's Hospital (Richmond) | Hospital | $56,748negotiated | 3.2× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 2.8% |
| Sentara Norfolk General Hospital (Norfolk) | Hospital | $56,894negotiated | 3.2× | ★★★★★ |
| UVA Health University Medical Center (Charlottesville) | Hospital | $59,228cash | 3.3× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.3% |
Prices from each hospital's public machine-readable file; imaging & surgery-center prices are published self-pay rates (often the cheapest option). vs Medicare is how many times the Medicare rate each facility charges.
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What should 473 cost in Virginia?
For cervical spinal fusion, inpatient, w/o CC/MCC (CPT 473) in Virginia, a fair self-pay price is around $33,375, with hospitals ranging from $20,261 to $46,495 across 50 facilities. Medicare's benchmark rate is $17,765, the benchmark every published rate is measured against. The card above lists each hospital's price, cheapest first, with CMS quality stars.
Frequently asked questions
How much does cervical spinal fusion, inpatient, w/o CC/MCC cost in Virginia?
A fair self-pay price for cervical spinal fusion, inpatient, w/o CC/MCC (CPT 473) in Virginia is around $33,375, with hospital prices ranging from $20,261 to $46,495 across 50 facilities. These are estimates from hospital-published prices, not a guarantee.
What is the Medicare rate for CPT 473?
Medicare pays about $17,765 for cervical spinal fusion, inpatient, w/o CC/MCC (CPT 473). That's the negotiation floor — a fair cash-pay target is roughly 1.5–2× it, well below typical gross charges.
Can I negotiate the price of cervical spinal fusion, inpatient, w/o CC/MCC?
Yes. Under the federal Hospital Price Transparency rule hospitals must publish these rates, so you can ask to pay the cash or negotiated rate instead of the gross charge. Paste your bill on the home page for a ready-to-send appeal letter and the exact numbers to cite.
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Prices last refreshed September 2026 from each hospital's official CMS machine-readable file. Medicare rate: CY2025 OPPS/PFS/CLFS. Estimates only — not a guarantee.