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Posted commercial rates at 47 Texas hospitals, each next to its own Medicare base rate.
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MS-DRG 451
| Hospital | Median across insurers | × Medicare | Insurers | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin Austin | $21,034 | 0.9× | 1 | 2026-01-01 |
| Chi St Luke's Health Brazosport Lake Jackson | $23,642 | 1.0× | 2 | 2026-02-28 |
| Round Rock Medical Center Round Rock | $24,940 | 1.1× | 5 | 2026-09-01 |
| St David's Medical Center Austin | $25,236 | 1.1× | 5 | 2026-09-01 |
| North Austin Medical Center Austin | $26,870 | 1.2× | 5 | 2026-09-01 |
| St David's South Austin Medical Center Austin | $26,956 | 1.2× | 5 | 2026-09-01 |
| Valley Regional Medical Center Brownsville | $31,286 | 1.4× | 6 | 2026-09-01 |
| Hca Houston Healthcare Conroe Conroe | $31,450 | 1.4× | 5 | 2026-09-01 |
| Hca Houston Healthcare Medical Center Houston | $31,450 | 1.4× | 5 | 2026-09-01 |
| Hca Houston Healthcare Tomball Tomball | $31,450 | 1.4× | 5 | 2026-09-01 |
| Hca Houston Healthcare Kingwood Kingwood | $31,450 | 1.4× | 5 | 2026-09-01 |
| Hca Houston Healthcare Southeast Pasadena | $31,807 | 1.4× | 5 | 2026-09-01 |
| Hca Houston Healthcare Northwest Houston | $33,255 | 1.4× | 5 | 2026-09-01 |
| Hca Houston Healthcare Clear Lake Webster | $34,952 | 1.5× | 5 | 2026-09-01 |
| Methodist Hospital Stone Oak San Antonio | $35,362 | 1.5× | 4 | 2026-09-01 |
| St. Luke's Health The Woodlands Hospital The Woodlands | $35,416 | 1.5× | 5 | 2026-02-28 |
| St. Luke's Health Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land | $36,264 | 1.6× | 5 | 2026-02-28 |
| Methodist Hospital San Antonio | $36,326 | 1.6× | 4 | 2026-09-01 |
| Doctors Hospital at Renaissance Edinburg | $37,471 | 1.6× | 2 | 2026-04-01 |
| Methodist Mansfield Medical Center Mansfield | $38,596 | 1.7× | 4 | 2026-03-21 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Lake Pointe Rowlett | $41,630 | 1.8× | 5 | 2026-06-29 |
| Knapp Medical Center Weslaco | $41,927 | 1.8× | 1 | 2026-09-01 |
| Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center Houston | $42,082 | 1.8× | 5 | 2026-02-28 |
| University Health System San Antonio | $42,146 | 1.8× | 2 | 2025-10-14 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Irving Irving | $43,086 | 1.9× | 5 | 2026-06-29 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Grapevine Grapevine | $43,086 | 1.9× | 5 | 2026-06-29 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - McKinney Mc Kinney | $43,086 | 1.9× | 5 | 2026-06-29 |
| Baylor University Medical Center Dallas | $43,087 | 1.9× | 5 | 2026-06-29 |
| Baylor Scott And White Medical Center Uptown Dallas | $43,916 | 1.9× | 5 | 2026-06-29 |
| Scott & White Hospital-Round Rock Round Rock | $44,346 | 1.9× | 5 | 2026-06-13 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center ? Pflugerville Pflugerville | $44,346 | 1.9× | 5 | 2026-06-13 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- Austin Austin | $44,346 | 1.9× | 5 | 2026-06-13 |
| Rio Grande Regional Hospital McAllen | $44,737 | 1.9× | 5 | 2026-09-01 |
| Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land | $47,152 | 2.0× | 2 | 2026-04-01 |
| Houston Methodist West Hospital Houston | $47,152 | 2.0× | 2 | 2026-04-01 |
| Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital The Woodlands | $47,152 | 2.0× | 2 | 2026-04-01 |
| Medical City Fort Worth Fort Worth | $50,470 | 2.2× | 6 | 2026-09-01 |
| Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital Baytown | $51,117 | 2.2× | 2 | 2026-04-01 |
| Houston Methodist Hospital Houston | $53,322 | 2.3× | 2 | 2026-04-01 |
| Medical City Plano Plano | $61,894 | 2.7× | 6 | 2026-09-01 |
| Medical City Mckinney McKinney | $61,894 | 2.7× | 6 | 2026-09-01 |
| Medical City Weatherford Weatherford | $61,894 | 2.7× | 6 | 2026-09-01 |
| Medical City Denton Denton | $61,894 | 2.7× | 6 | 2026-09-01 |
| Medical City Dallas Dallas | $61,894 | 2.7× | 6 | 2026-09-01 |
| UT Southwestern William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital Dallas | $81,125 | 3.5× | 4 | 2026-03-10 |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas Dallas | $81,580 | 3.5× | 4 | 2026-04-21 |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano Plano | $81,580 | 3.5× | 4 | 2026-04-21 |
MS-DRG 450
| Hospital | Median across insurers | × Medicare | Insurers | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin Austin | $34,702 | 0.9× | 1 | 2026-01-01 |
| St David's Medical Center Austin | $40,855 | 1.1× | 5 | 2026-09-01 |
| Methodist Hospital San Antonio | $59,828 | 1.6× | 4 | 2026-09-01 |
| Baylor University Medical Center Dallas | $71,508 | 1.9× | 5 | 2026-06-29 |
| Medical City Mckinney McKinney | $91,508 | 2.4× | 6 | 2026-09-01 |
| Medical City Plano Plano | $91,565 | 2.4× | 6 | 2026-09-01 |
| Houston Methodist Hospital Houston | $102,366 | 2.7× | 2 | 2026-04-01 |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas Dallas | $131,863 | 3.5× | 3 | 2026-04-21 |
Questions
How much do insurers pay for lumbar spinal fusion in Texas?
47 Texas hospitals post usable commercial rates for lumbar spinal fusion in their federal price-transparency files. For inpatient stay (MS-DRG 451), the median across 47 hospitals is $42,146, 1.8× each hospital's local Medicare base rate. Your share depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance; the surgeon and anesthesia bill separately.