Lumbar fusion cost in Tennessee
In Tennessee, 11 hospitals publish a cash price for lumbar spinal fusion (posterior), one level: from $968.44 to $29,573.54, with a median of $4,100.76. The lowest price is at Erlanger Health (Pikeville). The highest price is 30.5× the lowest.
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 25, 2026.
Hospitals in Tennessee, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erlanger Health lowest Pikeville · Pikeville, TN PR ARTHRODESIS POSTERIOR/PSTLAT TQ 1NTRSPC LUMBAR | $968.44 | $3,351.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Erlanger Health Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA PR ARTHRODESIS POSTERIOR/PSTLAT TQ 1NTRSPC LUMBAR | $1,769.33 | $3,351.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville · Shelbyville, TN ARTHRODESIS POSTERIOR/POSTEROLATERAL LUMBAR | $2,202.26 | $7,594.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN ARTHRODESIS POSTERIOR/POSTEROLATERAL LUMBAR | $2,202.26 | $7,594.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN ARTHRODESIS POSTERIOR/POSTEROLATERAL LUMBAR | $2,202.26 | $7,594.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN ARTHRODESIS POSTERIOR/POSTEROLATERAL LUMBAR | $4,100.76 | $7,594.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Methodist University Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR Arthrodesis Posterior/Pstlat Tq 1ntrspc Lumbar | $27,882.20 | $126,737.29 | — source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR Arthrodesis Posterior/Pstlat Tq 1ntrspc Lumbar | $29,573.54 | $134,425.19 | — source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp Germantown · Memphis, TN-MS-AR Arthrodesis Posterior/Pstlat Tq 1ntrspc Lumbar | $29,573.54 | $134,425.19 | — source file |
| Methodist North Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR Arthrodesis Posterior/Pstlat Tq 1ntrspc Lumbar | $29,573.54 | $134,425.19 | — source file |
| Methodist South Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR Arthrodesis Posterior/Pstlat Tq 1ntrspc Lumbar | $29,573.54 | $134,425.19 | — source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 5 | $27,882.20 | $29,573.54 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 2 | $2,202.26 | $3,151.51 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 1 | $1,769.33 | $1,769.33 |
| Pikeville, TN | 1 | $968.44 | $968.44 |
| Shelbyville, TN | 1 | $2,202.26 | $2,202.26 |
| Tullahoma-Manchester, TN | 1 | $2,202.26 | $2,202.26 |
What it is
A lumbar fusion joins two vertebrae in the lower back with bone graft, usually with screws and rods.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers the operating room, recovery and supplies. The surgeon and anesthesia usually bill separately.
Lumbar spinal fusion (posterior), one level in other states
- Alabama$70,782.26
- Alaska$12,565.18
- Arizona$21,516.53
- Arkansas$1,856.85
- California$17,645.60
- Colorado$13,830.33
- Connecticut$10,425.00
- Delaware$44,579.97
- Florida$6,729.45
- Georgia$141,286.00
- Idaho$20,834.00
- Illinois$3,307.50
- Indiana$3,307.50
- Iowa$3,842.40
- Kansas$2,262.24
- Kentucky$3,307.50
- Maine$1,160.25
- Maryland$3,134.00
- Massachusetts$3,488.00
- Michigan$4,317.90
- Minnesota$3,797.72
- Mississippi$36,139.22
- Missouri$2,262.24
- Montana$10,669.57
- Nebraska$2,758.67
- Nevada$23,349.30
- New Hampshire$4,572.51
- New Jersey$20,728.00
- New York$5,202.49
- Ohio$7,199.10
- Oklahoma$1,090.33
- Oregon$5,146.40
- Pennsylvania$1,114.75
- Rhode Island$12,722.93
- South Carolina$67,459.70
- South Dakota$1,424.47
- Texas$5,428.66
- Vermont$4,958.19
- Virginia$77,959.84
- Washington$18,264.12
- West Virginia$13,717.25
- Wisconsin$8,057.40
- Wyoming$5,538.82
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.