Lumbar fusion cost in Texas
In Texas, 19 hospitals publish a cash price for lumbar spinal fusion (posterior), one level: from $2,646.00 to $37,065.60, with a median of $5,428.66. The lowest price is at Baylor Scott and White Medical Center Uptown (Dallas). The highest price is 14.0× 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 23, 2026.
Lowest$2,646.00Baylor Scott and White Medical Center Uptown
Median$5,428.66half pay less
Highest$37,065.60in Texas
Lowest saves$2,782.66vs the median
Hospitals in Texas, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baylor Scott and White Medical Center Uptown lowest Dallas · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX FUSION SPINE LUMBAR POSTERIOR 22612 | $2,646.00 | $4,410.00 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas Dallas · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX ARTHRODESIS POSTERIOR/PSTLAT TQ 1NTRSPC LUMBAR | $4,575.00 | $6,100.00 | Mar 10, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Continuing Care Hospital Temple · Killeen-Temple, TX HC ARTHRODESIS,POSTERIOR - LUMBAR | $5,428.66 | $9,047.76 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White McLane Children's Medical Center Temple · Killeen-Temple, TX HC ARTHRODESIS,POSTERIOR - LUMBAR | $5,428.66 | $9,047.76 | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Brenham Brenham · Brenham, TX HC ARTHRODESIS,POSTERIOR - LUMBAR | $5,428.66 | $9,047.76 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - College Station College Station · College Station-Bryan, TX HC ARTHRODESIS,POSTERIOR - LUMBAR | $5,428.66 | $9,047.76 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Hillcrest Waco · Waco, TX HC ARTHRODESIS,POSTERIOR - LUMBAR | $5,428.66 | $9,047.76 | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Marble Falls Marble Falls · Marble Falls, TX HC ARTHRODESIS,POSTERIOR - LUMBAR | $5,428.66 | $9,047.76 | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple Temple · Temple, TX HC ARTHRODESIS,POSTERIOR - LUMBAR | $5,428.66 | $9,047.76 | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Pavilion - Temple Temple · Killeen-Temple, TX HC ARTHRODESIS,POSTERIOR - LUMBAR | $5,428.66 | $9,047.76 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Emergency Medical Center - Cedar Park Cedar Park · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC ARTHRODESIS,POSTERIOR - LUMBAR | $10,629.07 | $17,715.11 | Jun 3, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Austin Austin · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC ARTHRODESIS,POSTERIOR - LUMBAR | $10,629.07 | $17,715.11 | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Buda Buda · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC ARTHRODESIS,POSTERIOR - LUMBAR | $10,629.07 | $17,715.11 | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Lakeway Lakeway · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC ARTHRODESIS,POSTERIOR - LUMBAR | $10,629.07 | $17,715.11 | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Pflugerville Pflugerville · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC ARTHRODESIS,POSTERIOR - LUMBAR | $10,629.07 | $17,715.11 | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round Rock Round Rock · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC ARTHRODESIS,POSTERIOR - LUMBAR | $10,629.07 | $17,715.11 | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Taylor Taylor · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC ARTHRODESIS,POSTERIOR - LUMBAR | $10,629.07 | $17,715.11 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Hsa St. Joseph Houston · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX ARTHRD PST TQ 1NTRSPC LUMBAR | $17,296.17 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott and White Medical Center Sunnyvale Sunnyvale · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX FUSION SPINE LUMBAR POSTERIOR 22612 | $37,065.60 | $61,776.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 7 | $10,629.07 | $10,629.07 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 3 | $2,646.00 | $4,575.00 |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | 3 | $5,428.66 | $5,428.66 |
| Brenham, TX | 1 | $5,428.66 | $5,428.66 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | 1 | $5,428.66 | $5,428.66 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 1 | $17,296.17 | $17,296.17 |
| Marble Falls, TX | 1 | $5,428.66 | $5,428.66 |
| Temple, TX | 1 | $5,428.66 | $5,428.66 |
| Waco, TX | 1 | $5,428.66 | $5,428.66 |
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
- Tennessee$4,100.76
- 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.