Lumbar fusion cost in Portland, OR — inpatient
In Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for lumbar spinal fusion (posterior), one level as an inpatient: from $2,919.15 to $2,919.15, with a median of $2,919.15. Across Oregon, the median is $5,146.40 at 7 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 22612, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 PR ARTHRODESIS POSTERIOR/PSTLAT TQ 1NTRSPC LUMBAR | $2,919.15 | $4,491.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $2,919.15, median $2,919.15, highest $2,919.15.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $18,825.30 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.
7 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.
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center Portland, ORPR ARTHRODESIS POSTERIOR/PSTLAT TQ 1NTRSPC LUMBAR | $524.55 | file |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center Portland, ORPR ARTHRODESIS POSTERIOR/PSTLAT TQ 1NTRSPC LUMBAR | $524.55 | file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, ORPR ARTHRODESIS POSTERIOR/PSTLAT TQ 1NTRSPC LUMBAR | $524.55 | file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, ORPR ARTHRODESIS POSTERIOR/PSTLAT TQ 1NTRSPC LUMBAR | $524.55 | file |
| Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center Gresham, ORPR ARTHRODESIS POSTERIOR/PSTLAT TQ 1NTRSPC LUMBAR | $524.55 | file |
| Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center Tualatin, ORPR ARTHRODESIS POSTERIOR/PSTLAT TQ 1NTRSPC LUMBAR | $524.55 | file |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver, WAPR ARTHRODESIS POSTERIOR/PSTLAT TQ 1NTRSPC LUMBAR | $524.55 | file |