Lumbar fusion cost in Lima, OH
In Lima, OH, 2 hospitals list a cash price for lumbar spinal fusion (posterior), one level: from $15,472.80 to $99,584.61, with a median of $57,528.71. The lowest listed price is at Lima Memorial Health System — $42,055.91 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $7,199.10 at 25 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 22612, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Lima, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lima Memorial Health System lowest Lima, OH · (419) 998-4731 Lumbar Spine Fusion | $15,472.80 | $17,192.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health St Ritas Medical Center Lima, OH · (419) 227-3361 Arthrodesis Posterior/Pstlat Tq 1ntrspc Lumbar | $99,584.61 | $165,974.35 | — | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $15,472.80, median $57,528.71, highest $99,584.61 — a 6.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $15,472.80. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
What it is
A lumbar fusion joins two vertebrae in the lower back with bone graft, usually with screws and rods.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers the operating room, recovery and supplies. The surgeon and anesthesia usually bill separately.