Lumbar fusion cost in Minneapolis, MN — inpatient
In Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, 6 hospitals list a cash price for lumbar spinal fusion (posterior), one level as an inpatient: from $2,456.50 to $4,241.87, with a median of $3,781.25. The lowest listed price is at M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital — $1,324.75 less than the median here. Across Minnesota, the median is $3,797.72 at 9 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 6 cities for code 22612, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 5, 2026 and Feb 6, 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 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital lowest Burnsville, MN · (952) 892-2000 PR LUMBAR SPINE FUSN,POST TECH | $2,456.50 | $5,780.00 | $1,029.96–$7,181.59 | 58% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina, MN · (952) 924-5000 PR LUMBAR SPINE FUSN,POST TECH | $3,772.32 | $6,016.45 | $1,029.96–$7,181.59 | 37% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| HealthEast Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury, MN · (651) 232-2185 PR LUMBAR SPINE FUSN,POST TECH | $3,772.32 | $6,016.45 | $1,029.96–$7,181.59 | 37% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis, MN · (612) 624-1765 PR LUMBAR SPINE FUSN,POST TECH | $3,790.17 | $6,044.92 | $1,029.96–$7,181.59 | 37% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| HealthEast St John's Hospital Maplewood, MN · (651) 232-7000 PR LUMBAR SPINE FUSN,POST TECH | $3,797.72 | $6,056.96 | $1,029.96–$7,181.59 | 37% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| North Memorial Health Care Robbinsdale, MN · (763) 520-5200 ARTHRODESIS POSTERIOR/PSTLAT TQ 1NTRSPC LUMBAR | $4,241.87 | $6,597.00 | $1,094.99–$6,519.62 | 36% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $2,456.50, median $3,781.25, highest $4,241.87 — a 1.7× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $3,790.17 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 6 of 6 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
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.
3 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 22612 ($8,057.40). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina, MNAS LUMBAR SPINE FUSN,POST TECH | $29.62 | file |
| HealthEast St John's Hospital Maplewood, MNAS LUMBAR SPINE FUSN,POST TECH | $99.07 | file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis, MNAS LUMBAR SPINE FUSN,POST TECH | $99.66 | file |