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Spinal fusion (lumbar) at MedStar Washington Hospital Center

110 Irving Street, NW, Washington DC, 20010. 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.

$59,398
Median commercial

Median commercial rate here: $59,398 — 62% above 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 $32,689 negotiated rate
TricareTricare $34,026 negotiated rate
Unitedhealthcare Insurance CompanyOptum Va Community Care $34,026 negotiated rate
United Healthcare-OvationsUnited Secure $34,366 negotiated rate
Carefirst Blue Choice IncAll Carefirst PPO Plans $39,067 negotiated rate
Aetna Us Healthcare IncAetna All HMO And PPO Plans $79,729 negotiated rate
Cigna Healthcare Mid AtlanticAll Cigna HMO $79,729 negotiated rate
Cigna Healthcare Midatlantic IncAll Cigna PPO $79,729 negotiated rate
Kaiser PermanenteAll Kaiser Commercial $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 $34,026 negotiated rate
Aetna MedicareAetna Medicare $35,047 negotiated rate
HumanaHumana Medicare Advantage $35,727 negotiated rate
Kaiser PermanenteKaiser Medicare Advantage $35,727 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 Washington Hospital Center?

MedStar Washington Hospital Center lists 10 commercial plan rates for Spinal fusion (lumbar), from $32,689 (Carefirst Blue Choice Inc) to $79,729 (United Healthcare), with a median of $59,398. 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 Washington Hospital Center 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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