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Lumbar spinal fusion in Washington: what insurers pay

Posted commercial rates at 15 Washington hospitals, each next to its own Medicare base rate.

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MS-DRG 451

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Overlake Hospital Medical Center Bellevue$63,6232.4×62026-04-01
St Anne Hospital Burien$67,5082.5×52026-02-28
Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver$68,8862.7×42026-04-01
Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup$71,1802.6×62026-08-27
Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital Tacoma$71,1802.6×62026-08-27
Multicare Auburn Medical Center Auburn$71,1802.6×62026-08-27
Multicare Covington Medical Center Covington$71,1802.6×62026-08-27
St Clare Hospital Lakewood$72,1522.6×62026-02-28
St Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor$72,1522.6×62026-02-28
St Joseph Medical Center Tacoma$72,1522.6×62026-02-28
St Francis Community Hospital Federal Way$72,1522.7×62026-02-28
Swedish Edmonds Hospital Edmonds$74,6442.9×52026-04-01
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah$80,5503.0×42026-04-01
Swedish Medical Center Seattle$87,5663.2×52026-04-01
Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle$87,5663.2×52026-04-01

MS-DRG 450

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Overlake Hospital Medical Center Bellevue$104,9662.4×62026-04-01
Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup$118,1052.6×62026-08-27
Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital Tacoma$118,1052.6×62026-08-27
St Clare Hospital Lakewood$120,4122.7×62026-02-28
St Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor$120,4122.7×62026-02-28
Swedish Medical Center Seattle$146,1333.3×52026-04-01

Questions

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

15 Washington hospitals post usable commercial rates for lumbar spinal fusion in their federal price-transparency files. For inpatient stay (MS-DRG 451), the median across 15 hospitals is $72,152, 2.6× each hospital's local Medicare base rate. Your share depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance; the surgeon and anesthesia bill separately.