Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
LUMBAR SPINE FUSION
Bakersfield, CA
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Bakersfield Memorial Hospital’s median price of $12.7k is 20% below the median hospital's median price ($15.9k), higher than 43% of the 1,763 hospitals reporting CPT 22612. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 payers, 19 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | Kaiser medicaid|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $1,710 | $1,710 | $1,710 – $1,710 |
| 2 | Kaiser medicaid|> 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $1,710 | $1,710 | $1,710 – $1,710 |
| 3 | Molina medicaid|< 21 fee schedule · outpatient | $1,710 | $1,710 | $1,710 – $1,710 |
| 4 | Anthem medicaid|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $2,258 | $2,258 | $2,258 – $2,258 |
| 5 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|exchange case rate · outpatient | $8,680 | $8,680 | $8,680 – $8,680 |
| 6 | Anthem commercial|exchange case rate · outpatient | $9,590 | $9,590 | $9,590 – $9,590 |
| 7 | Anthem commercial|all other plans case rate · outpatient | $11,151 | $11,151 | $11,151 – $11,151 |
| 8 | Aetna commercial|hmo case rate · outpatient | $12,003 | $12,003 | $12,003 – $12,003 |
| 9 | Aetna commercial|ppo case rate · outpatient | $12,671 | $12,671 | $12,671 – $12,671 |
| 10 | Anthem commercial|mcs case rate · outpatient | $15,054 | $15,054 | $15,054 – $15,054 |
| 11 | Blue Cross Blue Shield commercial|all other plans case rate · outpatient | $18,089 | $18,089 | $18,089 – $18,089 |
| 12 | Aetna medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $23,366 | $23,366 | $23,366 – $23,366 |
| 13 | Anthem medicare|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient | $23,366 | $23,366 | $23,366 – $23,366 |
| 14 | Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare|all plans case rate · outpatient | $23,366 | $23,366 | $23,366 – $23,366 |
| 15 | Humana medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $23,366 | $23,366 | $23,366 – $23,366 |
| 16 | Kaiser medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $23,366 | $23,366 | $23,366 – $23,366 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare medicare|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $23,366 | $23,366 | $23,366 – $23,366 |
| 18 | Anthem medicare|burn fee schedule · outpatient | $25,703 | $25,703 | $25,703 – $25,703 |
| 19 | Kaiser commercial|all plans fee schedule · outpatient | $31,778 | $31,778 | $31,778 – $31,778 |
Last updated: Feb 28, 2026
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