Lumbar interbody fusion cost in New York, NY
In New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, 35 hospitals list a cash price for lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF or TLIF), one level: from $15,686.19 to $29,342.00, with a median of $21,762.05. The lowest listed price is at Montefiore Medical Center — $6,075.86 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $21,762.05 at 21 hospitals.
Cash prices at 35 facilities across 28 cities for code 22630, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 2, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 31, 2025 and Sep 23, 2026.
Lowest$15,686.19Montefiore Medical Center
Median$21,762.05half of hospitals charge less
Highest$29,342.00in this market
Difference1.9×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 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
median
Lowest $15,686.19Highest $29,342.00
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montefiore Medical Center lowest Bronx, NY · (718) 920-4321 PR ARTHRODESIS POSTERIOR INTERBODY 1 NTRSPC LUMBAR+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $15,686.19 | $23,985.00 | $736.40–$21,802.83 | 35% |
| Ocean Medical Center Brick, NJ · (732) 840-2200 ARTHRODESIS POSTERIOR INTERBODY LUMBAR File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $18,390.05 | $30,109.00 | $6,473.44–$25,592.65 | 39% |
| JFK University Medical Center Edison, NJ · (732) 321-7000 ARTHRODESIS POSTERIOR INTERBODY LUMBAR File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $18,390.05 | $30,109.00 | $6,473.44–$25,592.65 | 39% |
| Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin, NJ · (609) 597-6011 ARTHRODESIS POSTERIOR INTERBODY LUMBAR File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $20,098.12 | $24,087.00 | $4,335.66–$21,651.80 | 17% |
| Ocean Medical Center Brick, NJ · (732) 840-2200 ARTHRODESIS POSTERIOR INTERBODY LUMBAR File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $20,098.12 | $24,087.00 | $3,420.35–$21,651.80 | 17% |
| Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel, NJ · (732) 739-5900 ARTHRODESIS POSTERIOR INTERBODY LUMBAR File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $20,355.21 | $24,087.00 | $1,613.00–$26,868.00 | 15% |
| Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune City, NJ · (732) 775-5500 ARTHRODESIS POSTERIOR INTERBODY LUMBAR File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $20,355.21 | $30,109.00 | $4,998.09–$27,338.97 | 32% |
| Riverview Medical Center Red Bank, NJ · (732) 741-2700 ARTHRODESIS POSTERIOR INTERBODY LUMBAR File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $20,355.21 | $24,087.00 | $3,396.27–$21,651.80 | 15% |
| Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy, NJ · (732) 324-5000 ARTHRODESIS POSTERIOR INTERBODY LUMBAR File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $20,372.87 | $24,087.00 | $2,379.00–$26,906.00 | 15% |
| JFK University Medical Center Edison, NJ · (732) 321-7000 ARTHRODESIS POSTERIOR INTERBODY LUMBAR File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $20,372.87 | $30,109.00 | $4,847.55–$25,592.65 | 32% |
| Old Bridge Medical Center Old Bridge, NJ ARTHRODESIS POSTERIOR INTERBODY LUMBAR File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $20,372.87 | $24,087.00 | $2,379.00–$26,906.00 | 15% |
| Newton Medical Center Newton, NJ · (973) 383-2121 Arthrodesis Posterior Interbody 1 Ntrspc Lumbar source file | $21,459.27 | $151,418.72 | — | 86% |
| Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack, NJ · (551) 996-2000 ARTHRODESIS POSTERIOR INTERBODY LUMBAR File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $21,657.23 | $30,109.00 | $3,548.00–$25,592.65 | 28% |
| Palisades Medical Center North Bergen, NJ · (201) 854-5000 ARTHRODESIS POSTERIOR INTERBODY LUMBAR File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $21,657.23 | $24,087.00 | $4,118.88–$21,651.80 | 10% |
| Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center Bronx, NY · (718) 579-5000 Arthrd pst tq 1ntrspc lum+1 more line at this price File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $21,762.05 | — | $1,937.14–$67,741.93 | — |
| Metropolitan Hospital Center New York, NY · (212) 423-6262 Arthrd pst tq 1ntrspc lum+1 more line at this price File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $21,762.05 | — | $1,937.14–$67,741.93 | — |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 245-3901 Arthrd pst tq 1ntrspc lum+1 more line at this price File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $21,762.05 | — | $1,937.14–$67,741.93 | — |
| Woodhull Medical & Mental Health Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 963-8100 Arthrd pst tq 1ntrspc lum+1 more line at this price File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $21,762.05 | — | $1,937.14–$67,741.93 | — |
| Queens Hospital Center Jamaica, NY · (718) 883-3000 ARTHRD PST TQ 1NTRSPC LUM+1 more line at this price File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $21,762.05 | — | $1,820.25–$67,741.93 | — |
| Harlem Hospital Center New York, NY · (212) 939-1000 Arthrd pst tq 1ntrspc lum+1 more line at this price File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $21,762.05 | — | $1,852.82–$67,741.93 | — |
| Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY · (718) 918-5000 ARTHRD PST TQ 1NTRSPC LUM+1 more line at this price File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $21,762.05 | — | $1,937.14–$67,741.93 | — |
| North Central Bronx Hospital Bronx, NY Arthrd pst tq 1ntrspc lum+1 more line at this price File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $21,762.05 | — | $1,937.14–$67,741.93 | — |
| South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn, NY · (718) 616-4834 Arthrd pst tq 1ntrspc lum+1 more line at this price File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $21,762.05 | — | $1,937.14–$67,741.93 | — |
| Elmhurst Hospital Center Broadway Elmhurst, NY · (718) 334-1141 Arthrd pst tq 1ntrspc lum+1 more line at this price File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $21,762.05 | — | $1,820.25–$67,741.93 | — |
| Bellevue Hospital Center New York, NY · (212) 561-4132 ARTHRD PST TQ 1NTRSPC LUM+1 more line at this price File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $21,762.05 | — | $1,852.82–$67,741.93 | — |
| Chilton Medical Center Pompton Plains, NJ · (973) 831-5000 Arthrodesis Posterior Interbody 1 Ntrspc Lumbar source file | $24,660.02 | $151,418.72 | — | 84% |
| Overlook Medical Center Summit, NJ · (908) 522-2000 Arthrodesis Posterior Interbody 1 Ntrspc Lumbar source file | $24,660.02 | $151,418.72 | — | 84% |
| Morristown Medical Center Morristown, NJ · (973) 971-5450 Arthrodesis Posterior Interbody 1 Ntrspc Lumbar source file | $24,660.02 | $151,418.72 | — | 84% |
| Hudson Regional Hospital Secaucus, NJ · (201) 392-3200 Fusion of lower spine bone and partial removal of spine bone or disc through back, 1 disc File of Sep 23, 2026 · source file | $25,747.95 | $25,747.95 | $1,731.00–$48,586.38 | — |
| St Joseph's Hospital, Yonkers Yonkers, NY · (914) 378-7000 ARTHRODESIS, POSTERIOR INTERBODY TECHNIQUE, INCLUDING LAMINECTOMY AND/OR DISKECTOMY TO PREPARE INTERSPACE (OTHER THAN FOR DECOMPRESSION), SINGLE INTERSPACE; LUMBAR+2 more lines at this price File of Jul 13, 2026 · source file | $27,721.73 | — | $2,440.00–$54,585.25 | — |
| CentraState Medical Center Freehold Township, NJ · (732) 294-7012 Arthrodesis Posterior Interbody 1 Ntrspc Lumbar source file | $27,948.68 | $151,418.72 | — | 82% |
| Chsli St Joseph Hospital Bethpage, NY · (516) 759-6000 ARTHRD PST TQ 1NTRSPC LUM File of Feb 19, 2026 · source file | $29,342.00 | — | $2,999.36–$48,964.61 | — |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center West Islip, NY · (631) 376-3000 ARTHRD PST TQ 1NTRSPC LUM File of Feb 19, 2026 · source file | $29,342.00 | — | $2,999.00–$48,964.61 | — |
| St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center Smithtown, NY · (631) 862-3000 ARTHRD PST TQ 1NTRSPC LUM File of Feb 19, 2026 · source file | $29,342.00 | — | $2,999.36–$48,964.61 | — |
| St. Charles Hospital and Rehabilitation Center Port Jefferson, NY ARTHRD PST TQ 1NTRSPC LUM File of Feb 19, 2026 · source file | $29,342.00 | — | $2,999.36–$48,964.61 | — |
| Mercy Medical Center Rockville Centre, NY · (516) 705-2525 ARTHRD PST TQ 1NTRSPC LUM File of Feb 19, 2026 · source file | $29,342.00 | — | $2,999.36–$48,964.61 | — |
| St. Francis Hospital Roslyn, NY ARTHRD PST TQ 1NTRSPC LUM File of Feb 19, 2026 · source file | $29,342.00 | — | $3,151.00–$48,964.61 | — |
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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
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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.
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Outpatient: lowest $15,686.19, median $21,762.05, highest $29,342.00 — a 1.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $18,020.70. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 29 of 30 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 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.