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Lumbar spinal fusion in Colorado: what insurers pay

Posted commercial rates at 31 Colorado hospitals, each next to its own Medicare base rate.

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MS-DRG 451

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Mt San Rafael Hospital Trinidad$19,7920.8×12026-07-23
HCA HealthONE Swedish Englewood$28,0521.1×102026-09-01
HCA HealthONE Presbyterian/St. Luke's Denver$28,1341.2×102026-09-01
HCA HealthONE Sky Ridge Lone Tree$28,4041.2×102026-09-01
Hca Healthone Rose Denver$28,5121.2×102026-09-01
Hca Healthone Mountain Ridge Thornton$28,5601.2×102026-09-01
Uchealth Pikes Peak Regional Hospital Woodland Park$37,1941.5×22025-11-01
Uchealth Grandview Hospital Colorado Springs$40,8501.7×52025-11-01
Adventhealth Porter Denver$47,7342.0×82026-04-01
Adventhealth Parker Parker$47,7342.0×82026-04-01
Adventhealth Littleton Littleton$47,7342.0×82026-04-01
Adventhealth Castle Rock Castle Rock$47,7342.0×82026-04-01
Uchealth Broomfield Hospital Broomfield$48,3902.0×42025-11-01
Adventhealth Avista Louisville$48,6462.0×72026-04-01
Animas Surgical Hospital, Llc Durango$49,3092.0×22026-03-16
Banner Fort Collins Medical Center Fort Collins$50,2282.1×62026-03-02
Banner North Colorado Medical Center Greeley$53,6272.2×62026-03-02
Parkview Medical Center, Inc Pueblo$55,7712.3×52025-11-01
Longs Peak Hospital Longmont$62,4682.6×52025-11-01
Uchealth Highlands Ranch Hospital Highlands Ranch$63,5292.6×42025-11-01
UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital Aurora$63,9442.6×72025-11-01
Intermountain Health Good Samaritan Hospital Lafayette$64,3342.6×102026-03-22
Lutheran Medical Center Wheat Ridge$64,3832.6×102026-03-22
Intermountain Health Saint Joseph Hospital Denver$64,3832.6×102026-03-22
Intermountain Health Platte Valley Hospital Brighton$69,0792.8×92026-03-22
Uchealth Greeley Hospital Greeley$74,5623.1×32025-11-01
Poudre Valley Hospital Fort Collins$75,1023.1×22025-11-01
Medical Center Of The Rockies Loveland$75,1023.1×22025-11-01
Children'S Hospital Colorado Aurora$79,2053.3×42026-04-17
Denver Health Medical Center Denver$96,8894.0×12026-04-30
Intermountain Health St. Mary'S Regional Hospital Grand Junction$101,5674.2×42026-03-22

MS-DRG 450

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Mt San Rafael Hospital Trinidad$32,6540.8×12026-07-23
Hca Healthone Rose Denver$55,5251.4×102026-09-01
HCA HealthONE Sky Ridge Lone Tree$55,6901.4×102026-09-01
HCA HealthONE Swedish Englewood$55,7201.4×102026-09-01
Hca Healthone Mountain Ridge Thornton$55,8231.4×102026-09-01
HCA HealthONE Presbyterian/St. Luke's Denver$55,8861.4×102026-09-01
Uchealth Pikes Peak Regional Hospital Woodland Park$61,3641.5×22025-11-01
Uchealth Grandview Hospital Colorado Springs$67,3951.7×52025-11-01
Adventhealth Porter Denver$70,8781.8×82026-04-01
Adventhealth Avista Louisville$70,8781.7×72026-04-01
Adventhealth Parker Parker$70,8781.8×82026-04-01
Adventhealth Littleton Littleton$70,8781.8×82026-04-01
Adventhealth Castle Rock Castle Rock$70,8781.8×82026-04-01
Uchealth Broomfield Hospital Broomfield$79,8342.0×42025-11-01
Banner Fort Collins Medical Center Fort Collins$80,9632.0×62026-03-02
Animas Surgical Hospital, Llc Durango$81,7802.0×22026-03-16
Banner North Colorado Medical Center Greeley$88,4502.2×62026-03-02
Parkview Medical Center, Inc Pueblo$99,7562.5×42025-11-01
Longs Peak Hospital Longmont$103,0612.6×52025-11-01
Uchealth Highlands Ranch Hospital Highlands Ranch$104,8122.6×42025-11-01
UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital Aurora$105,4972.6×72025-11-01
Intermountain Health Good Samaritan Hospital Lafayette$106,1392.6×102026-03-22
Lutheran Medical Center Wheat Ridge$106,2212.6×102026-03-22
Intermountain Health Saint Joseph Hospital Denver$106,2212.6×102026-03-22
Intermountain Health Platte Valley Hospital Brighton$113,9682.8×92026-03-22
Uchealth Greeley Hospital Greeley$123,0153.1×32025-11-01
Poudre Valley Hospital Fort Collins$123,9063.1×22025-11-01
Medical Center Of The Rockies Loveland$123,9063.1×22025-11-01
Children'S Hospital Colorado Aurora$130,6743.3×42026-04-17
Denver Health Medical Center Denver$159,8514.0×12026-04-30
Intermountain Health St. Mary'S Regional Hospital Grand Junction$167,5684.2×42026-03-22

Questions

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

31 Colorado hospitals post usable commercial rates for lumbar spinal fusion in their federal price-transparency files. For inpatient stay (MS-DRG 451), the median across 31 hospitals is $50,228, 2.1× each hospital's local Medicare base rate. Your share depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance; the surgeon and anesthesia bill separately.