Cash / self-pay
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Commercial
$36,650
median of 8 plans
Medicare
$34,097
median of 3 plans
Medicaid
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hospital file · April 1, 2026
reported by the hospital · not a quote
How much does spinal fusion (lumbar) cost near Arlington, VA?
Hospitals within 10 miles of Arlington, VA, nearest first (distances approximate). Prices come from each hospital's federally required price file. Most recent hospital file date: April 2, 2026. Last verified by PriceCheck: July 24, 2026. MS-DRG 460. See every Washington, DC hospital for this procedure →
Median commercial rates on file run from $36,650 (MedStar Georgetown Hospital, ≈4 mi) to $59,398 (MedStar Washington Hospital Center, ≈6 mi) — 1.6× apart within a short drive of Arlington, VA. That spread is why this page exists.
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Washington, DC · ≈6 mi · pediatric
Cash / self-pay
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Commercial
$55,131
median of 2 plans
Medicare
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Medicaid
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hospital file · April 2, 2026
reported by the hospital · not a quote
Cash / self-pay
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Commercial
$59,398
median of 10 plans
Medicare
$35,387
median of 4 plans
Medicaid
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hospital file · April 1, 2026
reported by the hospital · not a quote
| Hospital | Cash / self-pay | Commercial | Medicare | Medicaid | Source & file date |
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| Lowest MedStar Georgetown Hospital · ≈4 mi | — | $36,650median of 8 plans | $34,097median of 3 plans | — | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
| MedStar Washington Hospital Center · ≈6 mi | — | $59,398median of 10 plans | $35,387median of 4 plans | — | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
| Children's National HospitalWashington, DC · ≈6 mi · pediatric | — | $55,131median of 2 plans | — | — | hospital fileApril 2, 2026 |
Table is ordered nearest-first from central Arlington, VA. Commercial / Medicare / Medicaid figures are the median of that hospital's listed plan rates in the class. Click a hospital for its full per-plan ledger.
What these numbers are — and aren't. These are facility rates hospitals publish under the CMS Hospital
Price Transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). They are price information, not a quote or guarantee. Physician, anesthesia,
radiology, and pathology services usually bill separately. Your actual cost depends on your insurance plan, deductible,
and how the visit is coded. How we read hospital price files →
Common questions
Which hospital near Arlington, VA lists the lowest price for spinal fusion (lumbar)?
Comparing each hospital's median commercial-insurance rate in its price file, MedStar Georgetown Hospital (≈4 mi from Arlington, VA) lists the lowest ($36,650, median of 8 plan rates) and MedStar Washington Hospital Center the highest ($59,398, median of 10 plan rates). What you actually pay depends on your plan's network, deductible, and coinsurance.
Where do these prices come from?
Every price on this page comes directly from the machine-readable file (MRF) each hospital is federally required to publish under the CMS Hospital Price Transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). We show each hospital's file date and link to the source. Distances are approximate (measured between ZIP-code centroids). These are price disclosures, not quotes.