CMS Price Transparency Data

Spinal fusion, single level (inpatient stay)

Facility: Banner Estrella Medical Center

Billing Code: 451 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$27,424

about 1.2× the $23,504 Medicare rate · typically $22,467–$38,795

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$26,808

About the fair price

about $616 under the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $23,504 Fair price $27,424 This hospital $26,808

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How this hospital compares to other AZ hospitals

Highest price of the 9 AZ hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $23,167 Priciest $26,808

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 AZ hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Spinal fusion, single level (inpatient stay) is about $27,424 (about 1.2× the $23,504 Medicare rate). Banner Estrella Medical Center charges insurers about $26,808 — about the fair price. Located in Phoenix, AZ.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

6 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana✓ Kaiser Permanente

Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.

Insurance company	Price range	vs. Medicare
UnitedHealthcaremajor	$26,027 - $81,835	111%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$26,027	111%
Aetnamajor	$26,027 - $78,202	111%
Cignamajor	$26,027 - $93,398	111%
Humanamajor	$26,027 - $26,808	111%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$26,027	111%
Banner Health	$26,027	111%
Devoted Health	$27,329	116%
Health Net	$26,027 - $38,521	111%
Oscar Health	$42,945	183%
UPMC Health Plan	$26,027	111%
+ 8 smaller / regional plans	$26,027 - $39,041

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price, before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the MS-DRG code on your bill matches exactly: 451.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Banner Estrella Medical Center is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for MS-DRG code 451.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

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Other Procedures at Banner Estrella Medical Center

Compare: Spinal fusion, single level (inpatient stay) at other AZ hospitals

Yavapai Regional Medical Center · Prescott $23,167
Banner Heart Hospital · Mesa $23,260
Banner Boswell Medical Center · Sun City $23,966
Havasu Regional Medical Center · Lake Havasu City $24,032
Banner Ocotillo Medical Center · Chandler $24,625
Banner Baywood Medical Center · Mesa $24,772
Banner Ironwood Medical Center · Queen Creek $25,337
Banner Del E. Webb Medical Center · Sun City West $25,423

Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.