Lumbar fusion cost in Missouri
In Missouri, 6 hospitals publish a cash price for lumbar spinal fusion (posterior), one level: from $3,613.79 to $39,957.09, with a median of $15,923.05. The lowest price is at Phelps Health (Rolla). The highest price is 11.1× the lowest.
- The median here, $15,923.05, is 9% below the US median of $17,527.00.
- Missouri ranks 11th of 23 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 6 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
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 Oct 15, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$3,613.79Phelps Health
Median$15,923.05half of hospitals charge less
Highest$39,957.09in Missouri
Lowest saves$12,309.26vs the median
Hospitals in Missouri, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phelps Health lowest Rolla · Rolla, MO FUSION OF SPINE IN LOWER BACK | $3,613.79 | $5,162.56 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| Harrison County Community Hospital Bethany · Bethany, MO ARTHRD PST TQ 1NTRSPC LUMBAR | $11,700.00 | $18,000.00 | Oct 8, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Medical Center Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS SP 22612 Lumbar Fusion Single Level | $15,923.05 | $28,951.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| University Health Truman Medical Center Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS SP 22612 Lumbar Fusion Single Level | $15,923.05 | $28,951.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Medical Center Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS LUMBAR SPINE FUSION | $17,476.00 | $1,583.92 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Northeast Regional Medical Center Kirksville · Kirksville, MO LUMBAR SPINE FUSION | $39,957.09 | $166,487.89 | Apr 1, 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.
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
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 3 | $15,923.05 | $15,923.05 |
| Bethany, MO | 1 | $11,700.00 | $11,700.00 |
| Kirksville, MO | 1 | $39,957.09 | $39,957.09 |
| Rolla, MO | 1 | $3,613.79 | $3,613.79 |
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
- Michigan$4,578.40
- Minnesota$13,493.76, 4 hospitals
- Mississippi$29,573.54, 3 hospitals
- 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.