Surgery and procedures CPT 22630 Outpatient

Lumbar interbody fusion cost in Atlanta, GA

In Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF or TLIF), one level: from $2,400.66 to $247,165.00, with a median of $2,878.06. The lowest listed price is at Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton — $477.40 less than the median here. Across Georgia, the median is $4,940.03 at 4 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 22630, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$2,400.66Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton

Median$2,878.06half of hospitals charge less

Highest$247,165.00in this market

Difference103.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA.

median

Lowest $2,400.66Highest $247,165.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton lowest Carrollton, GA · (770) 836-9580 FUSION OF LOWER SPINE BONE AND PARTIAL REMOVAL OF SPINE BONE OR DISC THROUGH BACK; 1 DISC source file	$2,400.66	$6,001.66	$27,082.73–$29,791.00	60%
Tanner Medical Center - Villa Rica Villa Rica, GA · (770) 456-3101 FUSION OF LOWER SPINE BONE AND PARTIAL REMOVAL OF SPINE BONE OR DISC THROUGH BACK; 1 DISC source file	$2,878.06	$7,195.14	$27,082.73–$32,499.28	60%
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Meridian Mark Atlanta, GA Fusion of lower back spine bone & removal of bone/disc source file	$247,165.00	$247,165.00	—	—

Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.

Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More

List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More

Outpatient: lowest $2,400.66, median $2,878.06, highest $247,165.00 — a 103.0× difference within the same market.

Cash or insurance?

At 2 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 it is 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 interbody fusion removes a damaged disc in the lower back and fills the space with a spacer (cage) and bone graft so the two vertebrae grow together. PLIF and TLIF are the common approaches.

What the price covers

The hospital price usually covers the operating room, recovery and supplies. The surgeon and anesthesia usually bill separately, and screws or cages may be billed as implants.