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Lumbar spinal fusion in North Carolina: what insurers pay

Posted commercial rates at 45 North Carolina hospitals, each next to its own Medicare base rate.

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MS-DRG 451

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Unc Health Blue Ridge Morganton$19,0840.9×12026-04-01
Frye Regional Medical Center Hickory$24,7661.1×52026-07-08
Ecu Health North Hospital Roanoke Rapids$24,9411.1×12026-04-01
Wilson Medical Center Wilson$24,9781.1×12026-07-10
Catawba Valley Medical Center Hickory$26,9621.2×22026-09-27
Caldwell Memorial Hospital Lenoir$27,0271.2×52026-04-01
Ecu Health Bertie Hospital Windsor$30,4241.4×22026-04-01
UNC Health Johnston Smithfield$33,6781.4×42026-04-01
The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc Nags Head$33,7481.5×22026-04-01
North Carolina Specialty Hospital Durham$34,7331.5×12026-02-25
Angel Medical Center Franklin$34,7981.6×22026-09-01
Blue Ridge Regional Hospital Spruce Pine$35,0721.6×22026-09-01
Lake Norman Regional Medical Center Mooresville$36,2391.6×52026-04-01
Transylvania Regional Hospital, Inc Brevard$37,7191.7×22026-09-01
Highlands Cashiers Hospital Highlands$39,2941.8×22026-09-01
UNC Rex Hospital Raleigh$39,7451.7×52026-04-01
Rutherford Regional Medical Center Rutherfordton$39,9311.8×12026-07-10
UNC Hospitals (Chapel Hill) Chapel Hill$41,0441.8×72026-04-01
Atrium Health Stanly Albemarle$41,4911.9×12026-09-15
Ecu Health Medical Center Greenville$43,7382.0×42026-04-01
Duke University Hospital Durham$44,1471.9×32026-04-01
Duke Raleigh Hospital Raleigh$44,1471.9×32026-04-01
Atrium Health University City Charlotte$45,0392.0×22025-12-05
Atrium Health Union Monroe$47,6362.1×22025-12-04
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center Wilmington$48,8602.1×52026-03-30
Atrium Health Cleveland Shelby$48,9122.2×22025-12-01
Adventhealth Hendersonville Hendersonville$49,1962.2×22026-04-01
WakeMed Raleigh Campus Raleigh$49,8212.1×32026-02-11
WakeMed Cary Hospital Cary$49,8212.1×32026-02-11
Atrium Health Cabarrus Concord$50,5862.3×22025-12-01
Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte$51,1862.3×22025-12-05
Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center Supply$53,4082.3×12026-03-30
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center Charlotte$63,1512.8×32026-03-31
Novant Health Matthews Medical Center Matthews$63,1512.8×32026-03-30
Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center Huntersville$63,1512.8×32026-03-30
Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center Charlotte$63,1512.8×32026-03-30
Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center Charlotte$63,1512.8×32026-03-30
Caromont Regional Medical Center Gastonia$63,4202.8×82026-05-11
Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center Thomasville$64,6662.9×22026-03-31
Cape Fear Valley Hoke Hospital Raeford$70,7223.1×12026-03-30
Cape Fear Valley Medical Center Fayetteville$73,2373.2×12026-03-21
Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center Winston-Salem$75,1583.4×32026-03-30
Novant Health Medical Park Hospital Winston-Salem$75,1583.4×32026-03-30
Maria Parham Medical Center Henderson$79,7293.6×12026-07-30
Swain County Hospital Bryson City$79,7293.6×22026-07-30

MS-DRG 450

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Frye Regional Medical Center Hickory$23,4220.7×12026-07-08
Wilson Medical Center Wilson$24,9780.7×12026-07-10
Ecu Health North Hospital Roanoke Rapids$42,4121.2×12026-04-01
Ecu Health Bertie Hospital Windsor$51,7361.4×22026-04-01
The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc Nags Head$57,3881.6×22026-04-01
North Carolina Specialty Hospital Durham$57,9641.5×12026-02-25
Ecu Health Medical Center Greenville$58,6361.6×42026-04-01
Angel Medical Center Franklin$59,7001.6×22026-09-01
Lake Norman Regional Medical Center Mooresville$59,7871.6×52026-04-01
Blue Ridge Regional Hospital Spruce Pine$60,1701.7×22026-09-01
Transylvania Regional Hospital, Inc Brevard$64,7111.8×22026-09-01
Highlands Cashiers Hospital Highlands$67,4131.9×22026-09-01
Rutherford Regional Medical Center Rutherfordton$67,6721.9×12026-07-10
Atrium Health Stanly Albemarle$68,4531.9×12026-09-15
Atrium Health University City Charlotte$75,1642.0×22025-12-05
UNC Hospitals (Chapel Hill) Chapel Hill$75,3462.0×52026-04-01
Atrium Health Union Monroe$79,4982.2×22025-12-04
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center Wilmington$80,6102.1×52026-03-30
Adventhealth Hendersonville Hendersonville$81,1642.2×22026-04-01
Atrium Health Cleveland Shelby$81,6282.3×22025-12-01
WakeMed Raleigh Campus Raleigh$82,1962.1×22026-02-11
WakeMed Cary Hospital Cary$82,1962.1×22026-02-11
Atrium Health Cabarrus Concord$84,4212.3×22025-12-01
Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte$85,4232.3×22025-12-05
Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center Supply$88,1142.3×12026-03-30
UNC Rex Hospital Raleigh$88,5872.3×52026-04-01
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center Charlotte$104,1882.8×32026-03-31
Novant Health Matthews Medical Center Matthews$104,1882.8×32026-03-30
Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center Huntersville$104,1882.8×32026-03-30
Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center Charlotte$104,1882.8×32026-03-30
Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center Charlotte$104,1882.8×32026-03-30
Caromont Regional Medical Center Gastonia$104,6342.8×82026-05-11
Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center Thomasville$106,6892.9×22026-03-31
Cape Fear Valley Hoke Hospital Raeford$109,6492.9×12026-03-30
Cape Fear Valley Medical Center Fayetteville$118,0483.1×12026-03-21
Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center Winston-Salem$123,9983.4×32026-03-30
Novant Health Medical Park Hospital Winston-Salem$123,9983.4×32026-03-30
Maria Parham Medical Center Henderson$176,9744.9×12026-07-30
Swain County Hospital Bryson City$176,9744.9×22026-07-30

Questions

How much do insurers pay for lumbar spinal fusion in North Carolina?

45 North Carolina hospitals post usable commercial rates for lumbar spinal fusion in their federal price-transparency files. For inpatient stay (MS-DRG 451), the median across 45 hospitals is $45,039, 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.