Lumbar fusion cost in Michigan
In Michigan, 8 hospitals publish a cash price for lumbar spinal fusion (posterior), one level: from $1,756.50 to $24,109.66, with a median of $4,578.40. The lowest price is at University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Clinton (St. Johns) and 2 other hospitals. The highest price is 13.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $4,578.40, is 74% below the US median of $17,527.00.
- Michigan ranks 2nd of 23 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 22612. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 28, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$1,756.50University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Clinton + 2 more
Median$4,578.40half of hospitals charge less
Highest$24,109.66in Michigan
Lowest saves$2,821.90vs the median
Hospitals in Michigan, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Clinton lowest St. Johns · Lansing-East Lansing, MI PR ARTHRODESIS POSTERIOR/PSTLAT TQ 1NTRSPC LUMBAR | $1,756.50 | $3,513.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Eaton lowest Charlotte · Lansing-East Lansing, MI PR ARTHRODESIS POSTERIOR/PSTLAT TQ 1NTRSPC LUMBAR | $1,756.50 | $3,513.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Ionia lowest Ionia · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI PR ARTHRODESIS POSTERIOR/PSTLAT TQ 1NTRSPC LUMBAR | $1,756.50 | $3,513.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Healthcare Owosso · Owosso, MI LUMBAR SPINE FUSION-PhHOS | $2,628.00 | $3,285.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sheridan Community Hospital Sheridan · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI LUMBAR W/ LATERAL TRANSVERSE TECHNIQUE | $6,528.80 | $8,161.00 | Apr 22, 2026 source file |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Lansing Lansing · Lansing-East Lansing, MI HB Arthrd Pst Tq 1ntrspc Lumbar | $9,224.00 | $36,896.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Hospital Detroit · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI ARTHRD PST TQ 1NTRSPC LUMBAR | $24,109.66 | — | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI ARTHRD PST TQ 1NTRSPC LUMBAR | $24,109.66 | — | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
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
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 3 | $1,756.50 | $1,756.50 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 2 | $24,109.66 | $24,109.66 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | 2 | $1,756.50 | $4,142.65 |
| Owosso, MI | 1 | $2,628.00 | $2,628.00 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What lumbar fusion is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Lumbar fusion explained.
Lumbar spinal fusion (posterior), one level in other states
- Alabama$36,084.17
- Arizona$34,513.99, 2 hospitals
- Arkansas$1,856.85
- California$17,645.60
- Colorado$19,511.28, 4 hospitals
- Connecticut$10,425.00, 3 hospitals
- Delaware$2,234.05, 1 hospital
- Florida$20,183.70
- Georgia$11,975.50
- Idaho$16,929.13
- Illinois$10,452.80
- Indiana$75,226.00
- Iowa$8,734.00, 3 hospitals
- Kansas$10,972.74, 4 hospitals
- Kentucky$5,112.32
- Louisiana$15,920.53
- Minnesota$13,493.76, 4 hospitals
- Mississippi$29,573.54, 3 hospitals
- Missouri$15,923.05
- Montana$4,871.20
- Nebraska$14,125.33, 2 hospitals
- Nevada$23,349.30, 2 hospitals
- New Jersey$20,355.21
- New Mexico$6,547.49, 3 hospitals
- New York$21,762.05
- North Dakota$10,751.25, 2 hospitals
- Ohio$30,000.00
- Oklahoma$27,196.80, 4 hospitals
- Oregon$18,286.48, 2 hospitals
- Pennsylvania$35,336.82
- Rhode Island$12,722.93, 2 hospitals
- South Carolina$48,554.09, 3 hospitals
- South Dakota$1,398.24, 2 hospitals
- Tennessee$28,727.87
- Texas$10,629.07
- Vermont$2,132.00, 1 hospital
- Virginia$77,959.84
- Washington$18,264.12
- West Virginia$13,717.25
- Wisconsin$7,572.66
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.