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Spinal fusion (lumbar) at MedStar Georgetown Hospital

3800 Reservoir Rd. NorthWest Washington, DC, 20007. From the hospital's federally required price file (v3.0.0), file date April 1, 2026 — source file. Last verified by PriceCheck: July 16, 2026. MS-DRG 460.

$36,650
Median commercial

Median commercial rate here: $36,650 — 0% below the Washington, DC metro median of $36,650. Compare all Washington, DC hospitals →

Commercial insurance plans

Payer / planFacility rateRate type
Carefirst Blue Choice IncAll Carefirst HMO Plans $31,892 negotiated rate
TricareTricare $33,104 negotiated rate
Unitedhealthcare Insurance CompanyOptum Va Community Care $33,104 negotiated rate
United Healthcare-OvationsUnited Secure $33,435 negotiated rate
Carefirst Blue Choice IncAll Carefirst PPO Plans $39,864 negotiated rate
Aetna Us Healthcare IncAetna All HMO And PPO Plans $79,729 negotiated rate
Cigna Healthcare Mid AtlanticAll Cigna HMO (+1 same-rate plans) $79,729 negotiated rate
United HealthcareUHC Navigate/Core (+2 same-rate plans) $79,729 negotiated rate

Medicare plans

Payer / planFacility rateRate type
Carefirst Advantage IncCarefirst Medicare Advantage $33,104 negotiated rate
Aetna MedicareAetna Medicare $34,097 negotiated rate
HumanaHumana Medicare Advantage $34,760 negotiated rate
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

What do insurance plans pay for spinal fusion (lumbar) at MedStar Georgetown Hospital?

MedStar Georgetown Hospital lists 8 commercial plan rates for Spinal fusion (lumbar), from $31,892 (Carefirst Blue Choice Inc) to $79,729 (United Healthcare), with a median of $36,650. The Washington, DC metro median commercial rate for this procedure is $36,650.

Where do these prices come from?

Directly from the machine-readable file MedStar Georgetown Hospital publishes under the CMS Hospital Price Transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180), file date April 1, 2026. These are price disclosures, not quotes.

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