Lower back (lumbar) spinal fusion Cost in Los Angeles, CA

Prices at 3 hospitals in Los Angeles, CA, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $51,746 — 31% below the US median ($74,742), roughly 34.3× the Medicare rate.

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Hospital	Location	Cash	Insurer	CMS rating	ER wait	Readmit
Adventist Health White Memorial	Los Angeles, CA	$51,746	$61,505	★ 3/5	199 min	—

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated September 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)

$287,478

Cash / self-pay

$51,746

Insurer-negotiated

$58,390

Medicare pays

$1,511

Is this a fair price?

1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $51,746 — about 34.3× the Medicare rate ($1,511). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($3,021).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $287,478 list price could save about $235,732 (82%).

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Doctors who perform this in Los Angeles

Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.

Clinician	Specialty	Location	Medicare services
Raymond Hah, M.D.	Orthopedic Surgery	Los Angeles, CA	29
Terrence Kim, MD	Orthopedic Surgery	Los Angeles, CA	25
Christopher Klein, PA-C	Physician Assistant	Los Angeles, CA	24
Jon Kimball, M.D.	Orthopedic Surgery	Los Angeles, CA	24
Yashar Javidan, M.D.	Orthopedic Surgery	Los Angeles, CA	23
Ehsan Saadat, MD	Orthopedic Surgery	Los Angeles, CA	20
Edward Nomoto, MD	Orthopedic Surgery	Los Angeles, CA	20
Tiffany Perry, M.D.	Neurosurgery	Los Angeles, CA	20
Christopher Yoon Kong, M.D.	Orthopedic Surgery	Los Angeles, CA	19
Vivek Mehta, MD	Neurosurgery	Los Angeles, CA	19
Eli Baron, MD	Neurosurgery	Los Angeles, CA	18
Eli Baron, MD	Neurosurgery	Los Angeles, CA	18

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