Lumbar fusion with cage (TLIF) cost in Chicago, IL
In Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, 5 hospitals list a cash price for lumbar fusion with interbody cage and posterolateral graft (TLIF), one level: from $3,631.60 to $94,974.27, with a median of $36,236.69. The lowest listed price is at John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital — $32,605.09 less than the median here. Across Illinois, the median is $8,513.41 at 6 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 5 cities for code 22633, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Jun 30, 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 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital lowest Chicago, IL · (312) 864-6000 PF-LUMBAR SPINE FUSION COMB | $3,631.60 | $5,188.00 | $385.75–$4,150.40 | 30% | — source file |
| Morris Hospital Morris, IL · (815) 942-2932 Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc | $7,266.60 | $30,202.00 | $62.00–$29,949.62 | 76% | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health Crown Point Crown Point, IN · (219) 757-6100 Arthrodesis Combined Tq 1ntrspc Lumbar | $36,236.69 | $140,452.30 | $140,452.30 | 74% | — source file |
| Franciscan Health Dyer Dyer, IN · (219) 865-2141 Arthrodesis Combined Tq 1ntrspc Lumbar | $48,900.67 | $181,113.58 | $26,103.48–$91,427.26 | 73% | — source file |
| Northwest Health - Porter Valparaiso, IN · (219) 983-8300 ARTHRD CMBN 1NTRSPC LUMBAR | $94,974.27 | $351,756.57 | $1,358.00–$295,475.52 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $3,631.60, median $36,236.69, highest $94,974.27 — a 26.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $3,631.60. 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 5 of 5 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 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
This lumbar fusion combines an interbody cage placed between two vertebrae with bone graft along the back of the spine, usually with screws and rods. It is the most common single-level lower back fusion, often done at L4-L5 or L5-S1.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers the operating room, recovery and supplies. The surgeon and anesthesia usually bill separately, and screws, rods and cages may be billed as implants.