How much does multi-level spinal fusion except cervical, inpatient, w/o MCC cost in Ohio?
CPT 448 — the fair price, every hospital's price, and the Medicare benchmark for Ohio.
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448 Multi-level spinal fusion except cervical, inpatient, w/o MCC
⚠ bare numeric assumed MS-DRG; verify
Market typical price
$33,356
85 facilities · typical range $30,990 – $43,939 · 1.1× Medicare IPPS
Typical
$33,356
Medicare $30,859
$18 lowboxed = typical rangehigh $158,223
What Medicare pays
$30,859
Market typical
$33,356
Cash / self-pay price
$80,579
Prices near you — 85 facilities, lowest first
| Facility | Type | Price | vs Medicare | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institute For Orthopaedic Surgery (Lima) lowest ⚠ likely error | Hospital | $18negotiated | 0.0× | hip/knee complications 4.7% |
| Uh Regional Hospitals (Chardon) ⚠ likely error | Hospital | $51negotiated | 0.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Salem Regional Medical Center (Salem) | Hospital | $28,813negotiated | 0.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Medina Hospital (Medina) | Hospital | $29,015negotiated | 0.9× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.8% |
| Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center (Cambridge) | Hospital | $29,228negotiated | 0.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Mercer County Joint Township Community Hospital (Coldwater) | Hospital | $29,489negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Coshocton Regional Medical Center (Coshocton) | Hospital | $29,720cash | 1.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Union Hospital (Dover) | Hospital | $29,799negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Marymount Hospital (Garfield Heights) | Hospital | $29,885negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.4% |
| Lake Health Beachwood Medical Center (Beachwood) | Hospital | $29,902negotiated | 1.0× | hip/knee complications 4.0% |
| Alliance Community Hospital (Alliance) | Hospital | $29,946negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.3% |
| Aultman Hospital (Canton) | Hospital | $29,946negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital (Avon) | Hospital | $30,169negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 5.5% |
| Ohiohealth Mansfield Hospital (Mansfield) | Hospital | $30,175negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.9% |
| Euclid Hospital (Euclid) | Hospital | $30,213negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Knox Community Hospital (Mount Vernon) | Hospital | $30,292negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Hillcrest Hospital (Mayfield Heights) | Hospital | $30,323negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.0% |
| Marion General Hospital (Marion) | Hospital | $30,522negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.2% |
| Mary Rutan Hospital (Bellefontaine) | Hospital | $30,805negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Berger Hospital (Circleville) | Hospital | $30,822negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Trihealth Clinton Regional Hospital (Wilmington) | Hospital | $30,848negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Memorial Hospital (Marysville) | Hospital | $31,132negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Mercy Health St Ritas Medical Center (Lima) | Hospital | $31,320negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.3% |
| Summa Health System (Akron) | Hospital | $31,443negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.5% |
| Summa Western Reserve Hospital (Cuyahoga Falls) | Hospital | $31,443negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Ohiohealth O'Bleness Hospital (Athens) | Hospital | $31,618negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Trinity Medical Ctr East &Trinity Medical Ctr West (Steubenville) | Hospital | $31,704negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 5.7% |
| Grady Memorial Hospital (Delaware) | Hospital | $31,912negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.9% |
| Mercy Health-Anderson Hospital (Cincinnati) | Hospital | $32,064negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.6% |
| The Jewish Hospital-Mercy Health (Cincinnati) | Hospital | $32,156negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.1% |
| Upper Valley Medical Center (Troy) | Hospital | $32,494negotiated | 1.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Dublin Methodist Hospital (Dublin) | Hospital | $32,518negotiated | 1.1× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.2% |
| Grand Lake Health System (Saint Marys) | Hospital | $32,584negotiated | 1.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Van Wert County Hospital (Van Wert) | Hospital | $32,667negotiated | 1.1× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.6% |
| Fairview Hospital (Cleveland) | Hospital | $32,678negotiated | 1.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Marietta Memorial Hospital (Marietta) | Hospital | $33,017negotiated | 1.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Parma Community General Hospital (Parma) | Hospital | $33,052negotiated | 1.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Lutheran Hospital (Cleveland) | Hospital | $33,165negotiated | 1.1× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.9% |
| Springfield Regional Medical Center (Springfield) | Hospital | $33,182negotiated | 1.1× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.5% |
| Atrium Medical Center (Franklin) | Hospital | $33,227negotiated | 1.1× | ★★★★★ |
| South Pointe Hospital (Warrensville Heights) | Hospital | $33,484negotiated | 1.1× | ★★★★★ |
| East Liverpool City Hospital (East Liverpool) | Hospital | $33,810cash | 1.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Mercy Regional Medical Center (Lorain) | Hospital | $34,016negotiated | 1.1× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.6% |
| University Hospitals Samaritan Medical Center (Ashland) | Hospital | $34,066negotiated | 1.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Riverside Methodist Hospital (Columbus) | Hospital | $34,144negotiated | 1.1× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.8% |
| Kings Daughters Medical Center Ohio (Portsmouth) | Hospital | $34,205negotiated | 1.1× | — |
| Kettering Health Miamisburg (Miamisburg) | Hospital | $34,742negotiated | 1.1× | ★★★★★ |
| University Hospitals Portage Medical Center (Ravenna) | Hospital | $34,986negotiated | 1.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Ashtabula County Medical Center (Ashtabula) | Hospital | $35,034negotiated | 1.1× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.5% |
| Akron General Medical Center (Akron) | Hospital | $35,058negotiated | 1.1× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.6% |
| University Hospitals - Elyria Medical Center (Elyria) | Hospital | $35,375negotiated | 1.1× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.7% |
| Grant Medical Center (Columbus) | Hospital | $35,764negotiated | 1.2× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.2% |
| University Of Toledo Medical Center (Toledo) | Hospital | $35,901negotiated | 1.2× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 5.0% |
| Miami Valley Hospital (Dayton) | Hospital | $36,259negotiated | 1.2× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.0% |
| Mh St Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital (Youngstown) | Hospital | $36,500negotiated | 1.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Lake Health (Concord) | Hospital | $36,505negotiated | 1.2× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 5.8% |
| Madison Health (London) | Hospital | $37,209negotiated | 1.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Kettering Health Greene Memorial (Xenia) | Hospital | $38,790negotiated | 1.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Cleveland Clinic (Cleveland) | Hospital | $39,181negotiated | 1.3× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.6% |
| Mccullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital (Oxford) | Hospital | $39,545negotiated | 1.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Mercy St Vincent Medical Center (Toledo) | Hospital | $40,888negotiated | 1.3× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.7% |
| Doctors Hospital (Columbus) | Hospital | $41,019negotiated | 1.3× | ★★★★★ |
| West Chester Hospital (West Chester) | Hospital | $42,490negotiated | 1.4× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 5.1% |
| Kettering Health Main Campus (Kettering) | Hospital | $43,918negotiated | 1.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Adena Regional Medical Center (Chillicothe) | Hospital | $43,959negotiated | 1.4× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.5% |
| Soin Medical Center (Beaver Creek) | Hospital | $44,306negotiated | 1.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Ohio State University State Health System (Columbus) | Hospital | $44,505negotiated | 1.4× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.9% |
| University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center (Beachwood) | Hospital | $45,425negotiated | 1.5× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 5.8% |
| Metrohealth System (Cleveland) | Hospital | $46,048negotiated | 1.5× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.7% |
| Kettering Health Dayton (Dayton) | Hospital | $46,084negotiated | 1.5× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.4% |
| Fort Hamilton Hughes Memorial Hospital (Hamilton) | Hospital | $49,585negotiated | 1.6× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.3% |
| Bethesda North (Cincinnati) | Hospital | $49,974negotiated | 1.6× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.4% |
| Good Samaritan Hospital (Cincinnati) | Hospital | $50,674negotiated | 1.6× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.1% |
| Lima Memorial Health System (Lima) | Hospital | $50,709negotiated | 1.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Kettering Health Troy (Troy) | Hospital | $50,771negotiated | 1.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Uh St John Medical Center (Westlake) | Hospital | $50,794negotiated | 1.6× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 5.2% |
| Uh Cleveland Medical Center (Cleveland) | Hospital | $54,838negotiated | 1.8× | ★★★★★ |
| University Of Cincinnati Medical Center, Llc (Cincinnati) | Hospital | $58,690negotiated | 1.9× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.2% |
| Surgical Hospital At Southwoods (Youngstown) gross charge | Hospital | $66,292cash | 2.1× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.7% |
| Genesis Hospital (Zanesville) gross charge | Hospital | $74,691cash | 2.4× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.9% |
| Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospital (New Albany) gross charge | Hospital | $80,579cash | 2.6× | hip/knee complications 4.5% |
| Blanchard Valley Hospital (Findlay) gross charge | Hospital | $86,815cash | 2.8× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 7.2% |
| Mount Carmel Dublin (Dublin) gross charge | Hospital | $111,033cash | 3.6× | — |
| Mount Carmel St Ann'S (Westerville) gross charge | Hospital | $114,108cash | 3.7× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.6% |
| Mount Carmel East & West (Columbus) gross charge | Hospital | $158,223cash | 5.1× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.2% |
Prices from each hospital's public machine-readable file; imaging & surgery-center prices are published self-pay rates (often the cheapest option). vs Medicare is how many times the Medicare rate each facility charges. 9 unusually low/high prices excluded from the typical price as likely data errors.
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What should 448 cost in Ohio?
For multi-level spinal fusion except cervical, inpatient, w/o MCC (CPT 448) in Ohio, a fair self-pay price is around $33,356, with hospitals ranging from $30,990 to $43,939 across 85 facilities. Medicare's benchmark rate is $30,859, the benchmark every published rate is measured against. The card above lists each hospital's price, cheapest first, with CMS quality stars.
Frequently asked questions
How much does multi-level spinal fusion except cervical, inpatient, w/o MCC cost in Ohio?
A fair self-pay price for multi-level spinal fusion except cervical, inpatient, w/o MCC (CPT 448) in Ohio is around $33,356, with hospital prices ranging from $30,990 to $43,939 across 85 facilities. These are estimates from hospital-published prices, not a guarantee.
What is the Medicare rate for CPT 448?
Medicare pays about $30,859 for multi-level spinal fusion except cervical, inpatient, w/o MCC (CPT 448). That's the negotiation floor — a fair cash-pay target is roughly 1.5–2× it, well below typical gross charges.
Can I negotiate the price of multi-level spinal fusion except cervical, inpatient, w/o MCC?
Yes. Under the federal Hospital Price Transparency rule hospitals must publish these rates, so you can ask to pay the cash or negotiated rate instead of the gross charge. Paste your bill on the home page for a ready-to-send appeal letter and the exact numbers to cite.
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Prices last refreshed September 2026 from each hospital's official CMS machine-readable file. Medicare rate: CY2025 OPPS/PFS/CLFS. Estimates only — not a guarantee.