Surgery and procedures CPT 22633 Outpatient

Lumbar fusion with cage (TLIF) cost in Columbus, OH

In Columbus, OH, 2 hospitals list a cash price for lumbar fusion with interbody cage and posterolateral graft (TLIF), one level: from $81,272.09 to $253,571.76, with a median of $167,421.93. The lowest listed price is at Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospital — $86,149.84 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $107,694.92 at 13 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 22633, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and Mar 31, 2026.

Lowest$81,272.09Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospital

Median$167,421.93half of hospitals charge less

Highest$253,571.76in this market

Difference3.1×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 Columbus, OH.

median

Lowest $81,272.09Highest $253,571.76

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospital lowest New Albany, OH · (614) 775-6600 PR Arthrds W Post I-B Tech Incl Lam/Discectomy Prep Interspace Single Lumb File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file	$81,272.09	—	$632.00–$93,088.23	—
Galion Community Hospital Galion, OH · (419) 468-4841 Lumbar spine fusion combined source file	$253,571.76	$298,319.72	$64.19–$298,319.72	15%

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.

Outpatient: lowest $81,272.09, median $167,421.93, highest $253,571.76 — a 3.1× 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 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

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.