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Posted commercial rates at 47 Wisconsin hospitals, each next to its own Medicare base rate.
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MS-DRG 451
| Hospital | Median across insurers | × Medicare | Insurers | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thedacare Regional Medical Center - Appleton Inc Appleton | $14,553 | 0.7× | 1 | 2026-08-07 |
| Ascension Columbia St Mary'S Hospital Milwaukee Ca Milwaukee | $16,327 | 0.7× | 9 | 2026-01-01 |
| Ascension Ne Wisconsin - St Elizabeth Campus Appleton | $29,546 | 1.3× | 1 | 2026-01-01 |
| Ascension St Francis Hospital Milwaukee | $30,743 | 1.3× | 1 | 2026-01-01 |
| Ascension Se Wisconsin Hospital - St Joseph Campus Milwaukee | $33,451 | 1.5× | 1 | 2026-01-01 |
| Watertown Regional Medical Center Watertown | $36,827 | 1.6× | 5 | 2026-04-01 |
| Essentia Health St Mary'S Hospital - Superior Superior | $39,380 | 1.8× | 1 | 2026-01-01 |
| Bellin Memorial Hospital Green Bay | $46,642 | 2.1× | 4 | 2026-06-27 |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Beaver Dam Beaver Dam | $50,800 | 2.3× | 4 | 2026-02-20 |
| Unitypoint Health - Meriter Madison | $51,478 | 2.3× | 7 | 2026-01-28 |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Rice Lake Rice Lake | $51,802 | 2.3× | 4 | 2026-02-20 |
| Gundersen Boscobel Area Hospital And Clinics Boscobel | $54,853 | 2.5× | 2 | 2026-06-27 |
| Gundersen St Josephs Hospital And Clinics Hillsboro | $55,154 | 2.4× | 2 | 2026-06-27 |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Weston Weston | $56,644 | 2.5× | 5 | 2026-02-20 |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Eau Claire Eau Claire | $56,910 | 2.5× | 6 | 2026-02-20 |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Minocqua Minocqua | $56,910 | 2.5× | 6 | 2026-02-20 |
| Aurora Medical Center Bay Area Marinette | $56,992 | 2.6× | 15 | 2025-11-21 |
| Aurora Medical Ctr Manitowoc County Two Rivers | $57,091 | 2.6× | 15 | 2025-11-21 |
| Aurora Medical Ctr Kenosha Kenosha | $57,091 | 2.6× | 15 | 2025-11-21 |
| Aurora Medical Center Burlington Burlington | $58,312 | 2.5× | 15 | 2025-11-21 |
| Aurora Lakeland Medical Center Elkhorn | $58,312 | 2.6× | 15 | 2025-11-21 |
| Froedtert Holy Family Memorial Hospital Manitowoc | $60,136 | 2.7× | 9 | 2025-12-31 |
| Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center La Crosse | $61,122 | 2.7× | 1 | 2026-06-27 |
| Gundersen Moundview Hospital And Clinics Friendship | $61,122 | 2.7× | 1 | 2026-06-27 |
| Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital Portage | $61,776 | 2.8× | 6 | 2026-04-01 |
| Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan County Sheboygan | $62,689 | 2.8× | 15 | 2025-11-21 |
| Aurora Medical Ctr Washington County Hartford | $62,689 | 2.7× | 15 | 2025-11-21 |
| Aurora Baycare Medical Ctr Green Bay | $62,689 | 2.8× | 15 | 2025-11-21 |
| Aurora Medical Ctr Oshkosh Oshkosh | $62,689 | 2.8× | 15 | 2025-11-21 |
| Aurora Medical Center Summit Summit | $62,689 | 2.7× | 15 | 2025-11-21 |
| Aurora Medical Center Grafton | $62,689 | 2.7× | 15 | 2025-11-21 |
| Aurora West Allis Medical Center West Allis | $62,933 | 2.8× | 14 | 2025-11-21 |
| Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital Menomonee Falls | $63,725 | 2.8× | 10 | 2025-12-31 |
| Froedtert West Bend Hospital West Bend | $65,816 | 2.9× | 9 | 2025-12-31 |
| Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital Stevens Point | $67,192 | 3.0× | 3 | 2026-04-01 |
| Aspirus Rhinelander Hospital Rhinelander | $67,192 | 3.0× | 3 | 2026-04-01 |
| Aspirus Wausau Hospital Wausau | $67,192 | 3.0× | 5 | 2026-04-01 |
| Aspirus Wisconsin Rapids Hospital Wisconsin Rapids | $67,192 | 3.0× | 3 | 2026-04-01 |
| Aspirus Eagle River Hospital Eagle River | $67,192 | 3.0× | 1 | 2026-04-01 |
| Aspirus Stanley Hospital Stanley | $67,192 | 2.9× | 1 | 2026-04-01 |
| Aspirus Tomahawk Hospital Tomahawk | $67,192 | 3.0× | 1 | 2026-04-01 |
| Aspirus Medford Hospital & Clinics, Inc Medford | $67,192 | 3.0× | 1 | 2026-04-01 |
| Aspirus Merrill Hospital Merrill | $67,192 | 3.0× | 1 | 2026-04-01 |
| Aspirus Langlade Hospital Antigo | $67,192 | 3.0× | 1 | 2026-04-01 |
| Marshfield Medical Center Marshfield | $68,874 | 3.1× | 6 | 2026-02-20 |
| Howard Young Medical Ctr Woodruff | $70,458 | 3.2× | 2 | 2026-04-01 |
| Froedtert Community Hospital New Berlin | $77,701 | 3.4× | 11 | 2025-12-31 |
MS-DRG 450
| Hospital | Median across insurers | × Medicare | Insurers | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension Ne Wisconsin - St Elizabeth Campus Appleton | $48,745 | 1.3× | 1 | 2026-01-01 |
| Ascension St Francis Hospital Milwaukee | $50,720 | 1.3× | 1 | 2026-01-01 |
| Ascension Se Wisconsin Hospital - St Joseph Campus Milwaukee | $55,189 | 1.5× | 1 | 2026-01-01 |
| Watertown Regional Medical Center Watertown | $60,757 | 1.6× | 5 | 2026-04-01 |
| Essentia Health St Mary'S Hospital - Superior Superior | $65,719 | 1.8× | 1 | 2026-01-01 |
| Bellin Memorial Hospital Green Bay | $81,276 | 2.2× | 3 | 2026-06-27 |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Beaver Dam Beaver Dam | $84,778 | 2.3× | 4 | 2026-02-20 |
| Unitypoint Health - Meriter Madison | $85,909 | 2.3× | 7 | 2026-01-28 |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Rice Lake Rice Lake | $86,450 | 2.4× | 4 | 2026-02-20 |
| Gundersen Boscobel Area Hospital And Clinics Boscobel | $90,498 | 2.5× | 2 | 2026-06-27 |
| Gundersen St Josephs Hospital And Clinics Hillsboro | $90,994 | 2.4× | 2 | 2026-06-27 |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Weston Weston | $94,530 | 2.6× | 5 | 2026-02-20 |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Eau Claire Eau Claire | $94,976 | 2.5× | 6 | 2026-02-20 |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Minocqua Minocqua | $94,976 | 2.6× | 6 | 2026-02-20 |
| Aurora Medical Center Bay Area Marinette | $95,112 | 2.6× | 15 | 2025-11-21 |
| Aurora Medical Ctr Manitowoc County Two Rivers | $95,277 | 2.6× | 15 | 2025-11-21 |
| Aurora Medical Ctr Kenosha Kenosha | $95,277 | 2.6× | 15 | 2025-11-21 |
| Aurora Medical Center Burlington Burlington | $97,314 | 2.5× | 15 | 2025-11-21 |
| Aurora Lakeland Medical Center Elkhorn | $97,314 | 2.6× | 15 | 2025-11-21 |
| Froedtert Holy Family Memorial Hospital Manitowoc | $99,213 | 2.7× | 9 | 2025-12-31 |
| Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center La Crosse | $100,841 | 2.7× | 1 | 2026-06-27 |
| Gundersen Moundview Hospital And Clinics Friendship | $100,841 | 2.7× | 1 | 2026-06-27 |
| Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital Portage | $101,921 | 2.8× | 6 | 2026-04-01 |
| Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan County Sheboygan | $104,619 | 2.8× | 15 | 2025-11-21 |
| Aurora Medical Ctr Washington County Hartford | $104,619 | 2.8× | 15 | 2025-11-21 |
| Aurora Baycare Medical Ctr Green Bay | $104,619 | 2.8× | 15 | 2025-11-21 |
| Aurora Medical Ctr Oshkosh Oshkosh | $104,619 | 2.8× | 15 | 2025-11-21 |
| Aurora Medical Center Summit Summit | $104,619 | 2.8× | 15 | 2025-11-21 |
| Aurora Medical Center Grafton | $104,619 | 2.8× | 15 | 2025-11-21 |
| Aurora West Allis Medical Center West Allis | $105,026 | 2.8× | 14 | 2025-11-21 |
| Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital Menomonee Falls | $105,136 | 2.8× | 10 | 2025-12-31 |
| Froedtert West Bend Hospital West Bend | $108,585 | 2.9× | 9 | 2025-12-31 |
| Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital Stevens Point | $110,856 | 3.0× | 3 | 2026-04-01 |
| Aspirus Rhinelander Hospital Rhinelander | $110,856 | 3.0× | 3 | 2026-04-01 |
| Aspirus Wausau Hospital Wausau | $110,856 | 3.0× | 5 | 2026-04-01 |
| Aspirus Wisconsin Rapids Hospital Wisconsin Rapids | $110,856 | 3.0× | 3 | 2026-04-01 |
| Aspirus Eagle River Hospital Eagle River | $110,856 | 3.0× | 1 | 2026-04-01 |
| Aspirus Stanley Hospital Stanley | $110,856 | 2.9× | 1 | 2026-04-01 |
| Aspirus Tomahawk Hospital Tomahawk | $110,856 | 3.0× | 1 | 2026-04-01 |
| Aspirus Medford Hospital & Clinics, Inc Medford | $110,856 | 3.0× | 1 | 2026-04-01 |
| Aspirus Merrill Hospital Merrill | $110,856 | 3.0× | 1 | 2026-04-01 |
| Aspirus Langlade Hospital Antigo | $110,856 | 3.0× | 1 | 2026-04-01 |
| Marshfield Medical Center Marshfield | $114,940 | 3.1× | 6 | 2026-02-20 |
| Howard Young Medical Ctr Woodruff | $116,244 | 3.2× | 2 | 2026-04-01 |
| Froedtert Community Hospital New Berlin | $128,193 | 3.4× | 11 | 2025-12-31 |
Questions
How much do insurers pay for lumbar spinal fusion in Wisconsin?
47 Wisconsin 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 $61,122, 2.7× each hospital's local Medicare base rate. Your share depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance; the surgeon and anesthesia bill separately.