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Lumbar spinal fusion in Louisiana: what insurers pay

Posted commercial rates at 25 Louisiana hospitals, each next to its own Medicare base rate.

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MS-DRG 451

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
St Charles Parish Hospital Luling$18,2100.8×22026-04-01
Christus Ochsner St Patrick Hospital Lake Charles$22,5901.1×182026-01-13
Christus Ochsner Lake Area Hospital Lake Charles$22,5901.1×182026-01-13
Christus Shreveport-Bossier Health System Shreveport$23,7481.1×172026-01-12
Rapides Regional Medical Center Alexandria$24,1831.1×72026-09-01
Ochsner Acadia General Hospital Crowley$24,2061.2×52026-04-01
Cypress Pointe Surgical Hospital Hammond$24,2351.2×62026-07-17
Ochsner Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital Kaplan$24,4181.2×22026-04-01
Ochsner St Martin Hospital Breaux Bridge$25,0091.2×22026-04-01
Ochsner Lsu Health Monroe Monroe$26,3221.3×32026-04-01
Northern Louisiana Medical Center Ruston$28,6021.4×102026-06-19
Minden Medical Center Minden$28,7491.4×62026-09-01
Springhill Medical Center Springhill$28,7881.4×12026-04-02
Ochsner St Anne General Hospital Raceland$28,9421.4×22026-04-01
Ochsner American Legion Hospital Jennings$29,6151.4×62026-04-01
Ochsner University Hospital And Clinics Lafayette$30,0481.4×62026-04-01
Acadian Medical Center Eunice$30,4491.5×72026-06-09
Christus Coushatta Health Care Center Coushatta$30,6801.5×52026-01-12
Ochsner St Mary Morgan City$32,2101.6×62026-04-01
Ochsner Lsu Health Shreveport-St Mary Medical Cent Shreveport$33,6331.6×42026-04-01
Slidell Memorial Hospital Slidell$35,0641.7×42026-04-01
Riverside Medical Center Franklinton$35,4891.7×52026-03-27
Ochsner Lsu Health Shreveport Shreveport$35,9181.7×32026-04-01
Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner Kenner$36,4701.7×62026-09-16
Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge Baton Rouge$37,8531.8×52026-04-01

MS-DRG 450

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
St Charles Parish Hospital Luling$29,6270.8×22026-04-01
Rapides Regional Medical Center Alexandria$39,6161.1×72026-09-01
Ochsner Acadia General Hospital Crowley$40,3971.2×52026-04-01
Christus Shreveport-Bossier Health System Shreveport$40,4311.2×172026-01-12
Ochsner Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital Kaplan$40,7501.2×22026-04-01
Christus Ochsner St Patrick Hospital Lake Charles$41,6871.2×182026-01-13
Ochsner St Martin Hospital Breaux Bridge$41,7361.2×22026-04-01
Christus Ochsner Lake Area Hospital Lake Charles$43,3571.3×182026-01-13
Ochsner Lsu Health Monroe Monroe$43,9281.3×32026-04-01
Northern Louisiana Medical Center Ruston$47,1881.4×102026-06-19
Minden Medical Center Minden$47,4311.4×62026-09-01
Ochsner St Anne General Hospital Raceland$48,3001.4×22026-04-01
Ochsner American Legion Hospital Jennings$49,2301.4×62026-04-01
Ochsner University Hospital And Clinics Lafayette$50,1471.5×62026-04-01
Christus Coushatta Health Care Center Coushatta$51,2661.5×52026-01-12
Acadian Medical Center Eunice$52,4951.5×72026-06-09
Ochsner St Mary Morgan City$53,7541.6×62026-04-01
Ochsner Lsu Health Shreveport-St Mary Medical Cent Shreveport$56,1281.6×42026-04-01
Riverside Medical Center Franklinton$58,2391.7×52026-03-27
Slidell Memorial Hospital Slidell$58,5181.7×42026-04-01
Ochsner Lsu Health Shreveport Shreveport$59,9401.8×32026-04-01
Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner Kenner$60,8641.7×62026-09-16
Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge Baton Rouge$63,1711.9×52026-04-01

Questions

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

25 Louisiana hospitals post usable commercial rates for lumbar spinal fusion in their federal price-transparency files. For inpatient stay (MS-DRG 451), the median across 25 hospitals is $28,788, 1.4× each hospital's local Medicare base rate. Your share depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance; the surgeon and anesthesia bill separately.