Lumbar fusion cost in New York

In New York, 24 hospitals publish a cash price for lumbar spinal fusion (posterior), one level: from $9,882.00 to $33,949.00, with a median of $21,762.05. The lowest price is at Erie County Medical Center (Buffalo). The highest price is 3.4× the lowest.

• The median here, $21,762.05, is 24% above the US median of $17,527.00.
• New York ranks 17th of 23 states by median, cheapest first.
• Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.

New York law (Public Health Law §2807-k(9-a), as amended in October 2024): uninsured patients with income below 200% of the federal poverty level owe nothing for emergency and medically necessary hospital care; up to 400% they pay on a sliding scale of at most 10% or 20% of what Medicaid would pay. Emergency care is covered for New York residents, other care for people living in the hospital's service area; immigration status does not count. Ask for the Uniform Hospital Financial Assistance form. Other states' laws.

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 23, 2026. See them on a map