Procedures
Lumbar Spine Fusion (inpatient)
Offered by
Michael C Longley, MD
4.3
Lumbar Spine Fusion (inpatient)
36,282
Estimated National Average $73,033
Financing Options
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Procedure Details
This includes a lumbar spine fusion. A lumbar spine fusion is a surgery that joins two vertebrae by using a bone graft in order to decrease pain. Please note that any imaging performed before or after the procedure is not included in this surgical bundle.
Price Details
Your purchase includes the following services:
- Facility feeoperating and recovery room services & supplies for a normal inpatient stay (average 2 to 3 days) which will be determined by your physician at Nebraska Spine Hospital
- Physician feetreatment and procedure-related postoperative follow-up visit(s) within 90 days of surgery. Does NOT include the initial evaluation to determine the need of the procedure.
- Anesthesiologist feeregional or general anesthesia for the entire duration of the procedure
- Hospitalist feeDOES NOT INCLUDE THE HOSPITALIST FEE. Hospitals often contract with hospitalist groups who provide care to patients if the primary care physician becomes unavailable. If your situation requires hospitalist services, you will receive a bill from the hospitalist group.
- Tendo Marketplace feeCovers the cost of contracting upfront rates with all involved medical providers, processing payment, and distributing funds, minimizing administrative overhead and allowing for a lower total price
Note
This bundled price includes the cost of your procedure and the fees listed above. These fees are for the services most frequently packaged together with this procedure. Any services that are not listed here will not be covered in your purchase.
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About Michael C Longley, MD
Dr. Michael Longley is a fellowship-trained and board-certified orthopedic spine surgeon. His expertise includes complex and minimally invasive spine surgery including disc herniation, spinal tumors, spinal fusion, spinal deformity (scoliosis), spinal cord decompression, traumatic spinal injury, and artificial disc surgery.
Dr. Longley graduated from the University of Cape Town Faculty of Health Sciences Observatory in South Africa with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery degree. He then completed an internship at McCord Zulu Hospital in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Moving to Canada, Dr. Longley underwent an orthopedic residency and his first spine and orthopedic fellowship at the University of Saskatchewan College of Medicine and Royal University Hospital in Saskatoon. Dedicated to additional training in spine surgery, he completed a second fellowship at the University of Western Ontario and Victoria Hospital in London and his third fellowship at Minnesota Spine Center in Minneapolis.
Dr. Longley is available to see patients at Nebraska Spine + Pain Center in Omaha as well as at our satellite office in Grand Island.
Board Certification
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
Internship
McCord Zulu Hospital, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Residency
University of Saskatchewan College of Medicine, Royal University Hospital
Fellowship
University of Saskatchewan College of Medicine, Royal University Hospital; University of Western Ontario, Victoria Hospital; Minnesota Spine Center
Medical School
University of Cape Town Faculty of Health Sciences, Observatory, Cape Town, South Africa
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