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Spinal fusion cost in Ohio without insurance

In Ohio, the median cash price for Lumbar fusion is $26,397.00 across 16 hospitals, from $3,538.50 to $109,403.05. The lowest is at Bethesda North (Cincinnati) and 1 other hospital. The US median is $15,921.79.

A spinal fusion joins two or more vertebrae so they heal into one bone. It is used for instability, slipped vertebrae and some disc problems, most often in the lower back at L4-L5 or L5-S1, or in the neck as an ACDF. It is one of the most expensive common operations, because of the implants and the hospital stay.

Collected Sep 29, 2026 One price per hospital: its lowest outpatient cash price for the code

Spinal fusion prices in Ohio by type

22612 is a lumbar fusion done from the back and is used in the state table; 22633 adds an interbody cage (a TLIF) and is the most common lower back fusion; 22630 is an interbody fusion alone (PLIF or TLIF); and 22551 is a neck fusion (ACDF).

ProcedureHospitals RangeMedian US median
Lumbar fusion Lumbar spinal fusion (posterior), one level · code 22612 16 $3,538.50–$109,403.05 $26,397.00 $15,921.79
Lumbar fusion with cage (TLIF) Lumbar fusion with interbody cage and posterolateral graft (TLIF), one level · code 22633 13 $15,472.80–$253,571.76 $107,694.92 $15,472.80
Lumbar interbody fusion Lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF or TLIF), one level · code 22630 9 $11,744.04–$141,923.20 $92,037.46 $20,754.54
ACDF (neck fusion) Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF), one level · code 22551 18 $11,824.07–$111,376.65 $56,364.56 $12,849.91

Outpatient cash prices in Ohio. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest cash price for the code; prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Pick a procedure to compare every hospital in the state.

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Paying cash: what to do

  • Ask for a bundled self-pay price that includes the surgeon, anesthesia, implants, facility and follow-up visits; hospital file prices usually cover only the facility.
  • Ask how many levels are planned, since each extra level adds to the price.
  • Get a second opinion before a fusion; physical therapy, injections or a smaller surgery such as a discectomy may be enough.