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Lumbar spinal fusion in California: what insurers pay

Posted commercial rates at 26 California hospitals, each next to its own Medicare base rate.

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MS-DRG 451

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Scripps Memorial Hospital - Encinitas Encinitas$33,9361.1×52026-03-30
Usc Arcadia Hospital Arcadia$34,3671.1×12026-07-27
Good Samaritan Hospital San Jose$36,5751.1×42026-09-01
Uc San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med Ctr San Diego$40,4621.3×62026-04-01
Santa Monica - Ucla Med Ctr & Orthopaedic Hospital Santa Monica$43,2811.4×12026-03-29
Scripps Green Hospital La Jolla$44,6671.5×52026-03-30
Ucla West Valley Medical Center West Hills$45,6841.5×22026-03-29
Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego$46,2241.5×62026-03-30
Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla La Jolla$46,2241.5×62026-03-30
Usc Verdugo Hills Hospital Glendale$49,6131.6×52026-04-01
Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside$50,3421.7×22026-05-29
Providence St. Jude Medical Center Fullerton$50,4601.7×52026-04-01
Providence Mission Hospital Mission Viejo$50,4701.7×52026-04-01
St Mary's Medical Center San Francisco$50,9931.5×32026-04-01
Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Tarzana$57,2521.9×62026-04-01
Memorialcare Orange Coast Medical Center Fountain Valley$58,3581.9×52026-04-01
Providence Saint Joseph Medical Ctr Burbank$58,6571.9×62026-04-01
Providence St. Joseph Hospital Orange$58,8691.9×52026-04-01
Providence Little Co Of Mary Med Ctr San Pedro San Pedro$59,0362.0×62026-04-01
Providence Little Company Of Mary Med Ctr Torrance Torrance$62,2572.1×62026-04-01
Memorialcare Long Beach Medical Center Long Beach$62,3472.1×52026-04-01
Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center Thousand Oaks$62,8282.1×42026-09-01
Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Mission Hills$65,7922.2×62026-04-01
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian Newport Beach$65,9002.2×22026-04-01
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles$79,7182.6×22025-11-26
Keck Hospital Of Usc Los Angeles$98,8833.3×72026-04-01

MS-DRG 450

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Scripps Green Hospital La Jolla$53,6421.1×42026-03-30
Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center Thousand Oaks$76,6851.5×42026-09-01
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles$79,7181.6×22025-11-26
Keck Hospital Of Usc Los Angeles$163,1933.3×72026-04-01

Questions

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

26 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 26 hospitals is $50,732, 1.7× each hospital's local Medicare base rate. Your share depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance; the surgeon and anesthesia bill separately.