Price AtlasInteractive atlas · All states · techysurgeon.comLumbar spinal fusion in Georgia: what insurers pay
Posted commercial rates at 54 Georgia hospitals, each next to its own Medicare base rate.
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MS-DRG 451
| Hospital | Median across insurers | × Medicare | Insurers | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sgmc Health Valdosta | $24,695 | 1.2× | 2 | 2026-03-25 |
| Doctors Hospital Augusta | $26,568 | 1.3× | 12 | 2026-09-01 |
| Memorial Satilla Health Waycross | $28,096 | 1.4× | 8 | 2026-09-01 |
| Fairview Park Hospital Dublin | $28,174 | 1.4× | 13 | 2026-09-01 |
| Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton Carrollton | $28,532 | 1.2× | 1 | 2026-03-24 |
| Memorial Health Meadows Hospital Vidalia | $29,010 | 1.4× | 8 | 2026-09-01 |
| Tanner Medical Center Villa Rica Villa Rica | $30,146 | 1.3× | 2 | 2026-03-24 |
| Atrium Health Navicent Peach Byron | $31,124 | 1.6× | 2 | 2025-11-19 |
| East Georgia Regional Medical Center Statesboro | $35,609 | 1.8× | 1 | 2026-04-01 |
| Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center Rome | $37,810 | 1.6× | 1 | 2025-11-19 |
| St Francis Hospital- Emory Healthcare Columbus | $39,472 | 2.0× | 4 | 2026-04-01 |
| Atrium Health Navicent The Medical Center Macon | $43,288 | 2.1× | 7 | 2025-11-19 |
| Adventhealth Redmond Rome | $46,576 | 1.9× | 6 | 2026-04-01 |
| Sgmc Berrien Campus Nashville | $47,653 | 2.4× | 1 | 2026-03-25 |
| Navicent Health Baldwin Milledgeville | $48,510 | 2.4× | 2 | 2025-11-19 |
| Adventhealth Gordon Calhoun | $48,577 | 2.4× | 2 | 2026-04-01 |
| Adventhealth Murray Chatsworth | $48,577 | 2.3× | 2 | 2026-04-01 |
| Emory University Hospital Atlanta | $55,686 | 2.4× | 5 | 2026-04-01 |
| Emory Decatur Hospital Decatur | $55,686 | 2.4× | 5 | 2026-04-01 |
| Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital Atlanta | $55,686 | 2.4× | 5 | 2026-04-01 |
| Emory University Hospital Midtown Atlanta | $55,686 | 2.4× | 5 | 2026-04-01 |
| Emory Johns Creek Hospital Johns Creek | $55,686 | 2.4× | 5 | 2026-04-01 |
| Emory Hillandale Hospital Lithonia | $58,206 | 2.5× | 4 | 2026-04-01 |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown Columbus | $60,780 | 3.0× | 5 | 2026-07-01 |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional Northside Columbus | $60,780 | 3.0× | 5 | 2026-07-01 |
| Emory Houston Hospital Warner Robins Warner Robins | $61,172 | 3.1× | 4 | 2026-04-01 |
| Piedmont Augusta Hospital Augusta | $62,620 | 3.1× | 4 | 2026-07-01 |
| Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center Athens | $62,631 | 3.0× | 5 | 2026-07-01 |
| Piedmont Fayette Hospital Fayetteville | $62,631 | 2.7× | 5 | 2026-07-01 |
| Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center Cartersville | $64,216 | 2.8× | 5 | 2026-07-01 |
| Piedmont Rockdale Hospital Conyers | $64,216 | 2.8× | 5 | 2026-07-01 |
| Piedmont Newnan Hospital Newnan | $64,216 | 2.8× | 5 | 2026-07-01 |
| Piedmont Walton Hospital, Inc Monroe | $64,293 | 2.8× | 5 | 2026-07-01 |
| Piedmont Mountainside Hospital Inc Jasper | $64,293 | 2.8× | 5 | 2026-07-01 |
| Coffee Regional Medical Center, Inc Douglas | $66,494 | 3.3× | 3 | 2026-06-05 |
| Piedmont Eastside Medical Center Snellville | $66,671 | 2.9× | 4 | 2026-07-01 |
| Piedmont Newton Hospital Covington | $66,680 | 2.9× | 4 | 2026-07-01 |
| Piedmont Macon Medical Center Macon | $70,691 | 3.5× | 5 | 2026-07-01 |
| Piedmont Macon North Hospital Macon | $71,707 | 3.5× | 5 | 2026-07-01 |
| Piedmont Mcduffie Hospital Thomson | $74,459 | 3.7× | 4 | 2026-07-01 |
| Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc Gainesville | $78,082 | 3.5× | 5 | 2026-04-01 |
| Northeast Georgia Medical Center Habersham Demorest | $78,082 | 3.9× | 5 | 2026-04-01 |
| Northeast Georgia Medical Center Barrow Winder | $78,082 | 3.4× | 5 | 2026-04-01 |
| Northeast Georgia Medical Center Lumpkin Dahlonega | $78,082 | 3.4× | 5 | 2026-04-01 |
| Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center Lagrange | $91,889 | 4.6× | 4 | 2026-04-01 |
| Wellstar Spalding Medical Center Griffin | $91,889 | 4.0× | 4 | 2026-04-01 |
| Wellstar Kennestone Hospital Marietta | $91,889 | 3.9× | 4 | 2026-04-01 |
| Wellstar Paulding Medical Center Hiram | $91,889 | 3.9× | 4 | 2026-04-01 |
| Wellstar Cobb Medical Center Austell | $91,889 | 3.9× | 4 | 2026-04-01 |
| Wellstar Douglas Medical Center Douglasville | $91,889 | 4.0× | 4 | 2026-04-01 |
| Wellstar North Fulton Hospital Roswell | $91,889 | 4.0× | 4 | 2026-04-01 |
| Wellstar Sylvan Grove Medical Center Jackson | $91,889 | 4.0× | 4 | 2026-04-01 |
MS-DRG 450
| Hospital | Median across insurers | × Medicare | Insurers | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sgmc Health Valdosta | $39,162 | 1.2× | 2 | 2026-03-25 |
| Doctors Hospital Augusta | $41,571 | 1.3× | 12 | 2026-09-01 |
| Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton Carrollton | $45,192 | 1.2× | 1 | 2026-03-24 |
| Memorial Satilla Health Waycross | $45,278 | 1.4× | 8 | 2026-09-01 |
| Fairview Park Hospital Dublin | $45,315 | 1.4× | 13 | 2026-09-01 |
| Tanner Medical Center Villa Rica Villa Rica | $46,184 | 1.2× | 2 | 2026-03-24 |
| Memorial Health Meadows Hospital Vidalia | $47,195 | 1.4× | 8 | 2026-09-01 |
| Atrium Health Navicent Peach Byron | $51,942 | 1.6× | 2 | 2025-11-19 |
| Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center Rome | $60,376 | 1.5× | 1 | 2025-11-19 |
| East Georgia Regional Medical Center Statesboro | $61,490 | 1.9× | 1 | 2026-04-01 |
| St Francis Hospital- Emory Healthcare Columbus | $65,121 | 2.0× | 4 | 2026-04-01 |
| Sgmc Berrien Campus Nashville | $67,705 | 2.0× | 1 | 2026-03-25 |
| Atrium Health Navicent The Medical Center Macon | $72,241 | 2.1× | 7 | 2025-11-19 |
| Adventhealth Redmond Rome | $76,842 | 1.9× | 6 | 2026-04-01 |
| Adventhealth Gordon Calhoun | $80,144 | 2.4× | 2 | 2026-04-01 |
| Adventhealth Murray Chatsworth | $80,144 | 2.3× | 2 | 2026-04-01 |
| Navicent Health Baldwin Milledgeville | $80,957 | 2.5× | 2 | 2025-11-19 |
| Emory University Hospital Atlanta | $92,931 | 2.4× | 5 | 2026-04-01 |
| Emory Decatur Hospital Decatur | $92,931 | 2.4× | 5 | 2026-04-01 |
| Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital Atlanta | $92,931 | 2.4× | 5 | 2026-04-01 |
| Emory University Hospital Midtown Atlanta | $92,931 | 2.4× | 5 | 2026-04-01 |
| Emory Johns Creek Hospital Johns Creek | $92,931 | 2.4× | 5 | 2026-04-01 |
| Emory Hillandale Hospital Lithonia | $97,136 | 2.5× | 4 | 2026-04-01 |
| Piedmont Augusta Hospital Augusta | $99,772 | 3.0× | 4 | 2026-07-01 |
| Piedmont Atlanta Hospital Atlanta | $100,647 | 2.6× | 5 | 2026-07-01 |
| Emory Houston Hospital Warner Robins Warner Robins | $102,088 | 3.1× | 4 | 2026-04-01 |
| Piedmont Henry Hospital Stockbridge | $111,338 | 2.9× | 4 | 2026-07-01 |
| Piedmont Newton Hospital Covington | $114,076 | 3.0× | 3 | 2026-07-01 |
| Piedmont Rockdale Hospital Conyers | $114,076 | 3.0× | 3 | 2026-07-01 |
| Coffee Regional Medical Center, Inc Douglas | $116,612 | 3.5× | 3 | 2026-06-05 |
| Piedmont Macon North Hospital Macon | $118,304 | 3.5× | 3 | 2026-07-01 |
| Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center Cartersville | $119,346 | 3.1× | 3 | 2026-07-01 |
| Piedmont Walton Hospital, Inc Monroe | $119,346 | 3.1× | 3 | 2026-07-01 |
| Piedmont Newnan Hospital Newnan | $119,346 | 3.1× | 3 | 2026-07-01 |
| Piedmont Macon Medical Center Macon | $120,278 | 3.6× | 4 | 2026-07-01 |
| Piedmont Eastside Medical Center Snellville | $120,278 | 3.2× | 3 | 2026-07-01 |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown Columbus | $122,351 | 3.7× | 3 | 2026-07-01 |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional Northside Columbus | $122,351 | 3.7× | 3 | 2026-07-01 |
| Piedmont Fayette Hospital Fayetteville | $122,512 | 3.2× | 4 | 2026-07-01 |
| Piedmont Mcduffie Hospital Thomson | $122,844 | 3.7× | 2 | 2026-07-01 |
| Piedmont Mountainside Hospital Inc Jasper | $125,261 | 3.3× | 3 | 2026-07-01 |
| Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center Athens | $129,296 | 3.7× | 4 | 2026-07-01 |
| Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc Gainesville | $130,305 | 3.6× | 5 | 2026-04-01 |
| Northeast Georgia Medical Center Habersham Demorest | $130,305 | 4.0× | 5 | 2026-04-01 |
| Northeast Georgia Medical Center Barrow Winder | $130,305 | 3.4× | 5 | 2026-04-01 |
| Northeast Georgia Medical Center Lumpkin Dahlonega | $130,305 | 3.4× | 5 | 2026-04-01 |
| Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center Lagrange | $160,364 | 4.9× | 4 | 2026-04-01 |
| Wellstar Spalding Medical Center Griffin | $160,364 | 4.2× | 4 | 2026-04-01 |
| Wellstar Kennestone Hospital Marietta | $160,364 | 4.2× | 4 | 2026-04-01 |
| Wellstar Paulding Medical Center Hiram | $160,364 | 4.2× | 4 | 2026-04-01 |
| Wellstar Cobb Medical Center Austell | $160,364 | 4.2× | 4 | 2026-04-01 |
| Wellstar Douglas Medical Center Douglasville | $160,364 | 4.2× | 4 | 2026-04-01 |
| Wellstar North Fulton Hospital Roswell | $160,364 | 4.2× | 4 | 2026-04-01 |
| Wellstar Sylvan Grove Medical Center Jackson | $160,364 | 4.2× | 4 | 2026-04-01 |
Questions
How much do insurers pay for lumbar spinal fusion in Georgia?
54 Georgia hospitals post usable commercial rates for lumbar spinal fusion in their federal price-transparency files. For inpatient stay (MS-DRG 451), the median across 52 hospitals is $61,896, 2.8× each hospital's local Medicare base rate. Your share depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance; the surgeon and anesthesia bill separately.