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Lumbar spinal fusion in Minnesota: what insurers pay

Posted commercial rates at 37 Minnesota hospitals, each next to its own Medicare base rate.

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MS-DRG 451

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Kittson Healthcare Hallock$14,6190.6×12026-06-26
Grand Itasca Clinic And Hospital Grand Rapids$17,7350.8×12026-01-28
North Memorial Health Robbinsdale$24,2821.0×62026-09-25
Maple Grove Hospital Maple Grove$25,0741.0×62026-09-25
Alomere Health Alexandria$27,9781.2×12026-04-01
Sanford Worthington Medical Center Worthington$37,7121.6×12026-03-04
Lakeview Memorial Hospital Stillwater$39,8981.6×22026-03-31
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji$40,0051.7×22026-03-04
Essentia Health Sandstone Sandstone$41,2221.7×12026-01-01
Essentia Health Ada Ada$41,2221.7×12026-01-01
Essentia Health Holy Trinity Hospital Graceville$41,2221.7×12026-01-01
Essentia Health Moose Lake Moose Lake$41,2221.7×12026-01-01
Essentia Health Northern Pines Medical Center Aurora$41,2221.7×12026-01-01
Essentia Health Fosston Fosston$41,2221.7×12026-01-01
Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis$43,0861.8×22026-06-16
Hennepin County Medical Center Minneapolis$43,3091.8×42025-12-17
Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital Saint Louis Park$48,3142.0×32026-03-31
Regions Hospital Saint Paul$48,3142.0×32026-03-31
United Hospital (Allina) Saint Paul$49,0142.0×12026-06-16
Mercy Hospital (Allina, Coon Rapids) Coon Rapids$49,0142.0×12026-06-17
Essentia Health Virginia Virginia$51,0102.1×42026-01-01
Essentia Health St Joseph'S Medical Center Brainerd$52,3022.2×52026-01-01
M Health Fairview Lakes Medical Center Wyoming$52,9962.2×32026-02-05
M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina$52,9962.2×32026-02-06
M Health Fairview Northland Medical Center Princeton$52,9962.2×32026-01-29
M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville$52,9962.2×32026-02-06
M Health Fairview St John'S Hospital Maplewood$52,9962.2×32026-02-05
M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury$52,9962.2×32026-02-05
Essentia Health St Marys - Detroit Lakes Detroit Lakes$57,4262.4×62026-01-01
M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center Minneapolis$57,4462.4×32026-02-06
Gundersen St Elizabeth'S Hospital And Clinics Wabasha$61,1222.5×12026-06-27
Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge$61,2792.5×12026-06-16
Buffalo Hospital Buffalo$61,2792.5×12026-06-16
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna$63,6822.7×12026-06-16
Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribault$63,6822.7×12026-06-16
Essentia Health St Mary'S Medical Center Duluth$65,4292.8×52026-01-01
Aspirus Lake View Hospital Two Harbors$67,1922.8×12026-04-01

MS-DRG 450

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Grand Itasca Clinic And Hospital Grand Rapids$29,2600.8×12026-01-28
North Memorial Health Robbinsdale$40,1661.0×62026-09-25
Maple Grove Hospital Maple Grove$41,3961.0×62026-09-25
Alomere Health Alexandria$46,1591.2×12026-04-01
Sanford Worthington Medical Center Worthington$62,9341.6×12026-03-04
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji$66,3901.7×22026-03-04
Essentia Health Sandstone Sandstone$68,0091.7×12026-01-01
Essentia Health Ada Ada$68,0091.7×12026-01-01
Essentia Health Holy Trinity Hospital Graceville$68,0091.7×12026-01-01
Essentia Health Moose Lake Moose Lake$68,0091.7×12026-01-01
Essentia Health Northern Pines Medical Center Aurora$68,0091.7×12026-01-01
Essentia Health Fosston Fosston$68,0091.7×12026-01-01
Hennepin County Medical Center Minneapolis$71,7971.8×42025-12-17
Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital Saint Louis Park$79,7102.0×32026-03-31
Regions Hospital Saint Paul$79,7102.0×32026-03-31
Essentia Health St Joseph'S Medical Center Brainerd$87,2842.2×52026-01-01
Essentia Health Virginia Virginia$88,4282.3×42026-01-01
M Health Fairview Lakes Medical Center Wyoming$88,4412.2×32026-02-05
M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina$88,4412.2×32026-02-06
M Health Fairview Northland Medical Center Princeton$88,4412.2×32026-01-29
M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville$88,4412.2×32026-02-06
M Health Fairview St John'S Hospital Maplewood$88,4412.2×32026-02-05
M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury$88,4412.2×32026-02-05
M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center Minneapolis$94,7762.4×32026-02-06
Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis$95,6402.4×22026-06-16
Essentia Health St Marys - Detroit Lakes Detroit Lakes$95,8342.4×62026-01-01
Gundersen St Elizabeth'S Hospital And Clinics Wabasha$100,8412.5×12026-06-27
United Hospital (Allina) Saint Paul$108,7962.7×12026-06-16
Mercy Hospital (Allina, Coon Rapids) Coon Rapids$108,7962.7×12026-06-17
Essentia Health St Mary'S Medical Center Duluth$109,1922.8×52026-01-01
Aspirus Lake View Hospital Two Harbors$110,8562.8×12026-04-01
Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge$136,0203.4×12026-06-16
Buffalo Hospital Buffalo$136,0203.4×12026-06-16
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna$141,3563.6×12026-06-16
Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribault$141,3563.6×12026-06-16

Questions

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

37 Minnesota hospitals post usable commercial rates for lumbar spinal fusion in their federal price-transparency files. For inpatient stay (MS-DRG 451), the median across 37 hospitals is $49,014, 2.0× each hospital's local Medicare base rate. Your share depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance; the surgeon and anesthesia bill separately.