Lumbar fusion cost in Ohio
In Ohio, 17 hospitals publish a cash price for lumbar spinal fusion (posterior), one level: from $3,538.50 to $109,403.05, with a median of $30,000.00. The lowest price is at Bethesda North (Cincinnati) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 30.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $30,000.00, is 71% above the US median of $17,527.00.
- Ohio ranks 19th of 23 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Ohio's Hospital Care Assurance Program (HCAP): Ohio residents who are not on Medicaid and whose income is at or below 100% of the federal poverty level get basic, medically necessary hospital services free at hospitals in the program; physician bills are not included. Ask the hospital's billing office for an HCAP application. 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 Nov 6, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$3,538.50Bethesda North + 1 more
Median$30,000.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$109,403.05in Ohio
Lowest saves$26,461.50vs the median
Hospitals in Ohio, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethesda North lowest Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HC Lumbar Spine Fusion | $3,538.50 | $4,718.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Good Samaritan Hospital of Cincinnati, OH lowest Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HC Lumbar Spine Fusion | $3,538.50 | $4,718.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Highland District Hospital Hillsboro · Hillsboro, OH HC LUMBAR SPINE FUSION | $3,774.40 | $4,718.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Wyandot Memorial Hospital Upper Sandusky · Upper Sandusky, OH WMHC PR ARTHRODESIS POSTERIOR/POSTEROLATERAL LUMBAR | $7,545.35 | $8,383.72 | Dec 31, 2024 source file |
| Lima Memorial Health System Lima · Lima, OH Lumbar Spine Fusion | $15,472.80 | $17,192.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Surgical Hospital at Southwoods Youngstown · Youngstown-Warren, OH "Arthrodesis, posterior or posterolateral technique, single interspace; lumbar (with lateral transverse technique, when performed)" | $20,452.98 | $40,905.95 | Feb 17, 2026 source file |
| University of Cincinnati Medical Center Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Hc Arthrodesis Posterior/Pstlat Tq 1Ntrspc Lumbar | $22,794.00 | $37,990.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| West Chester Hospital West Chester · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Hc Arthrodesis Posterior/Pstlat Tq 1Ntrspc Lumbar | $22,794.00 | $37,990.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Riverview Health Institute Dayton · Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH ARTHRD PST TQ 1NTRSPC LUMBAR | $30,000.00 | $32,780.00 | Sep 1, 2025 source file |
| Mercy Health Regional Medical Center Lorain · Cleveland, OH Arthrodesis Posterior/Pstlat Tq 1ntrspc Lumbar | $33,427.42 | $55,712.37 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Genesis Hospital Zanesville · Zanesville, OH Arthrodesis Posterior/Pstlat Tq 1ntrspc Lumbar | $54,871.57 | $91,452.62 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospital New Albany · Columbus, OH PR Arthrodesis Post/Posterolateral Tech Sgl Interspace Lumbar | $56,009.26 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy St Charles Hospital Oregon · Toledo, OH Arthrodesis Posterior/Pstlat Tq 1ntrspc Lumbar | $71,562.40 | $119,270.67 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Jewish Hospital-Mercy Health Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Arthrodesis Posterior/Pstlat Tq 1ntrspc Lumbar | $83,448.23 | $139,080.38 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mh St Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital Youngstown · Youngstown-Warren, OH Arthrodesis Posterior/Pstlat Tq 1ntrspc Lumbar | $91,721.52 | $152,869.20 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health St Ritas Medical Center Lima · Lima, OH Arthrodesis Posterior/Pstlat Tq 1ntrspc Lumbar | $99,584.61 | $165,974.35 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy St Anne Hospital Toledo · Toledo, OH Arthrodesis Posterior/Pstlat Tq 1ntrspc Lumbar | $109,403.05 | $182,338.42 | 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.
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 5 | $3,538.50 | $22,794.00 |
| Lima, OH | 2 | $15,472.80 | $57,528.70 |
| Toledo, OH | 2 | $71,562.40 | $90,482.72 |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | 2 | $20,452.98 | $56,087.25 |
| Cleveland, OH | 1 | $33,427.42 | $33,427.42 |
| Columbus, OH | 1 | $56,009.26 | $56,009.26 |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | 1 | $30,000.00 | $30,000.00 |
| Hillsboro, OH | 1 | $3,774.40 | $3,774.40 |
| Upper Sandusky, OH | 1 | $7,545.35 | $7,545.35 |
| Zanesville, OH | 1 | $54,871.57 | $54,871.57 |
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
- 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
- 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.