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Lumbar spinal fusion in California: what insurers pay

Posted commercial rates at 68 California hospitals, each next to its own Medicare base rate.

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MS-DRG 451

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrieta Murrieta$25,0050.8×22026-09-02
College Medical Center Long Beach$25,6100.8×52026-07-01
Scripps Memorial Hospital - Encinitas Encinitas$31,5751.1×112026-03-30
Community Hospital Of Huntington Park Huntington Park$32,8091.1×122026-02-04
Coast Plaza Hospital Norwalk$34,1011.1×132026-02-04
Clovis Community Medical Center Clovis$34,2661.1×22026-06-15
San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital Banning$34,2781.1×42026-05-20
Chapman Global Medical Center Orange$34,7711.1×92026-05-06
Memorial Hospital Of Gardena Gardena$35,1841.2×132026-02-04
Scripps Green Hospital La Jolla$36,4541.2×132026-03-30
Watsonville Community Hospital Watsonville$36,5251.1×162026-09-15
Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego$36,5321.2×152026-03-30
East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital Los Angeles$37,1581.2×132026-02-04
Usc Arcadia Hospital Arcadia$37,7321.3×22026-07-27
Victor Valley Global Medical Center Victorville$38,0431.3×112026-05-13
Orange County Global Medical Center Santa Ana$38,0991.3×122026-06-15
St Rose Hospital Hayward$39,2181.2×52026-02-23
South Coast Global Medical Center Santa Ana$39,2541.3×112026-06-15
Good Samaritan Hospital San Jose$39,3511.1×112026-09-01
Santa Monica - Ucla Med Ctr & Orthopaedic Hospital Santa Monica$43,2811.4×32026-03-29
Riverside Community Hospital Riverside$43,7061.4×122026-09-01
Ucla West Valley Medical Center West Hills$44,9061.5×42026-03-29
Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla La Jolla$45,2261.5×152026-03-30
Sonoma Valley Hospital Sonoma$45,3711.4×122026-05-22
Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside$46,1341.5×42026-05-29
Southern California Hospital At Hollywood Hollywood$46,8201.6×42026-03-18
Community Regional Medical Center Fresno$48,9201.6×22026-06-18
Usc Verdugo Hills Hospital Glendale$49,6131.6×112026-04-01
Los Angeles Community Hospital Los Angeles$49,6931.6×52026-03-18
Foothill Regional Medical Center Tustin$49,6931.6×52026-03-18
Riverside University Health System-Medical Center Moreno Valley$51,9081.7×12026-03-30
Palomar Health Downtown Campus Escondido$52,1901.7×32026-04-01
San Antonio Regional Hospital Upland$52,6031.7×142026-04-02
Palomar Medical Center Poway Poway$53,1961.8×22026-04-01
San Joaquin General Hospital French Camp$53,3241.8×22026-04-01
Ronald Reagan Ucla Medical Center Los Angeles$53,8711.8×32026-03-29
Mission Community Hospital Panorama City$54,4741.8×72026-09-01
St Mary's Medical Center San Francisco$54,4821.6×42026-04-01
Providence Mission Hospital Mission Viejo$57,2921.9×62026-04-01
Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Tarzana$57,6761.9×82026-04-01
Memorialcare Saddleback Medical Center Laguna Hills$58,5671.9×102026-04-01
Providence St. Jude Medical Center Fullerton$58,6721.9×62026-04-01
Memorialcare Orange Coast Medical Center Fountain Valley$58,7141.9×102026-04-01
Providence St. Joseph Hospital Orange$58,8691.9×72026-04-01
Providence Little Co Of Mary Med Ctr San Pedro San Pedro$59,4212.0×82026-04-01
Fresno Surgical Hospital Fresno$60,9672.0×12026-06-16
Providence Little Company Of Mary Med Ctr Torrance Torrance$61,0322.0×82026-04-01
Providence Saint Joseph Medical Ctr Burbank$61,1292.0×82026-04-01
Memorialcare Long Beach Medical Center Long Beach$62,3472.1×132026-04-01
Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna$62,4292.1×32026-04-01
Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center Thousand Oaks$62,8282.1×42026-09-01
Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Mission Hills$64,1632.1×82026-04-01
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian Newport Beach$65,9002.2×22026-04-01
Keck Hospital Of Usc Los Angeles$71,0692.4×232026-04-01
Saint John's Health Center Santa Monica$72,5042.4×62026-04-01
Providence St Mary Medical Center Apple Valley$75,8802.5×22026-04-01
Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda$75,9462.5×42026-09-02
Hemet Global Medical Center Hemet$79,7292.6×12026-06-15
Menifee Global Medical Center Sun City$79,7292.6×12026-05-20
Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa$84,7212.7×52026-04-01
Providence Queen Of The Valley Medical Center Napa$88,6642.9×52026-04-01
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles$88,7842.9×32025-11-26
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka$89,9623.0×42026-04-01
Lac/Olive View-Ucla Medical Center Sylmar$92,4963.1×12026-03-12
Uci Health-Lakewood Lakewood$93,5573.1×142026-04-01
Loma Linda University Children'S Hospital Loma Linda$97,9333.2×32026-09-02
Lac/Harbor-Ucla Med Center Torrance$100,9133.3×12026-03-12
Lac/Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Ctr Downey$127,1054.2×12026-03-12

MS-DRG 450

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
College Medical Center Long Beach$42,2520.8×52026-07-01
Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla La Jolla$51,3191.0×112026-03-30
Community Hospital Of Huntington Park Huntington Park$54,0651.1×122026-02-04
San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital Banning$55,6221.1×42026-05-20
Scripps Green Hospital La Jolla$55,6431.1×112026-03-30
Coast Plaza Hospital Norwalk$56,6031.1×132026-02-04
Clovis Community Medical Center Clovis$58,0501.2×22026-06-15
Memorial Hospital Of Gardena Gardena$58,2781.2×132026-02-04
Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego$59,6461.2×152026-03-30
Watsonville Community Hospital Watsonville$60,2611.1×162026-09-15
Good Samaritan Hospital San Jose$60,6991.1×112026-09-01
East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital Los Angeles$61,2031.2×132026-02-04
Chapman Global Medical Center Orange$62,7671.3×92026-05-06
Usc Arcadia Hospital Arcadia$68,1921.4×22026-07-27
Orange County Global Medical Center Santa Ana$68,2021.4×122026-06-15
Victor Valley Global Medical Center Victorville$68,2431.4×112026-05-13
South Coast Global Medical Center Santa Ana$69,7491.4×112026-06-15
St Rose Hospital Hayward$70,6801.3×52026-02-23
Riverside Community Hospital Riverside$71,2421.4×112026-09-01
Santa Monica - Ucla Med Ctr & Orthopaedic Hospital Santa Monica$71,4061.4×32026-03-29
Ucla West Valley Medical Center West Hills$74,2781.5×42026-03-29
Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside$75,3421.5×42026-05-29
Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center Thousand Oaks$76,6851.5×42026-09-01
Southern California Hospital At Hollywood Hollywood$77,2441.6×42026-03-18
Community Regional Medical Center Fresno$80,4651.6×22026-06-18
Providence St. Joseph Hospital Orange$81,3651.6×72026-04-01
Los Angeles Community Hospital Los Angeles$81,9851.6×52026-03-18
Foothill Regional Medical Center Tustin$81,9851.6×52026-03-18
Riverside University Health System-Medical Center Moreno Valley$83,1101.7×12026-03-30
Usc Verdugo Hills Hospital Glendale$84,9901.7×112026-04-01
Palomar Health Downtown Campus Escondido$85,0811.7×32026-04-01
Palomar Medical Center Poway Poway$87,1301.8×22026-04-01
San Joaquin General Hospital French Camp$87,9761.8×22026-04-01
Providence Mission Hospital Mission Viejo$88,0451.8×62026-04-01
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles$88,7841.8×32025-11-26
Ronald Reagan Ucla Medical Center Los Angeles$88,8781.8×32026-03-29
Providence St. Jude Medical Center Fullerton$88,9801.8×62026-04-01
Mission Community Hospital Panorama City$89,8731.8×72026-09-01
St Mary's Medical Center San Francisco$90,9201.6×42026-04-01
Memorialcare Saddleback Medical Center Laguna Hills$97,1751.9×102026-04-01
Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Tarzana$98,0062.0×82026-04-01
Memorialcare Orange Coast Medical Center Fountain Valley$100,2282.0×102026-04-01
Providence Little Co Of Mary Med Ctr San Pedro San Pedro$100,4302.0×82026-04-01
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian Newport Beach$100,5182.0×22026-04-01
Fresno Surgical Hospital Fresno$100,5862.0×12026-06-16
Providence Saint Joseph Medical Ctr Burbank$102,0142.0×82026-04-01
Providence Little Company Of Mary Med Ctr Torrance Torrance$102,5642.1×82026-04-01
Memorialcare Long Beach Medical Center Long Beach$104,0472.1×132026-04-01
Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna$104,1842.1×32026-04-01
Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Mission Hills$107,0782.1×82026-04-01
Keck Hospital Of Usc Los Angeles$117,2512.4×232026-04-01
Saint John's Health Center Santa Monica$122,3182.5×62026-04-01
Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda$124,8142.5×42026-09-02
Providence St Mary Medical Center Apple Valley$131,8322.6×22026-04-01
Lac/Olive View-Ucla Medical Center Sylmar$145,7432.9×12026-03-12
Providence Queen Of The Valley Medical Center Napa$147,9663.0×52026-04-01
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka$151,8943.0×42026-04-01
Uci Health-Lakewood Lakewood$153,3563.1×142026-04-01
Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa$155,4203.0×42026-04-01
Loma Linda University Children'S Hospital Loma Linda$161,5723.2×32026-09-02
Lac/Harbor-Ucla Med Center Torrance$164,6363.3×12026-03-12
Lac/Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Ctr Downey$169,2073.4×12026-03-12
Hemet Global Medical Center Hemet$176,9743.5×12026-06-15
Menifee Global Medical Center Sun City$176,9743.5×12026-05-20

Questions

How much do insurers pay for lumbar spinal fusion in California?

68 California hospitals post usable commercial rates for lumbar spinal fusion in their federal price-transparency files. For inpatient stay (MS-DRG 451), the median across 68 hospitals is $53,260, 1.8× each hospital's local Medicare base rate. Your share depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance; the surgeon and anesthesia bill separately.