CMS Price Transparency Data

Spinal fusion, single level (inpatient stay)

Facility: Banner Ironwood 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 $22,478–$38,795

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$25,337

About the fair price

about $2,087 under the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $23,504 Fair price $27,424 This hospital $25,337

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How this hospital compares to other AZ hospitals

On the higher side — 6 of 8 other AZ hospitals charge less.

Cheapest $23,167 Priciest $25,477

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 Ironwood Medical Center charges insurers about $25,337 — about the fair price. Located in Queen Creek, 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	$24,963 - $81,835	106%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$24,963	106%
Aetnamajor	$24,963 - $78,202	106%
Cignamajor	$24,963 - $93,398	106%
Humanamajor	$24,963 - $25,712	106%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$24,963	106%
Banner Health	$24,963	106%
Devoted Health	$26,211	112%
Health Net	$24,963 - $36,945	106%
Oscar Health	$37,444	159%
UPMC Health Plan	$24,963	106%
+ 8 smaller / regional plans	$24,963 - $37,444

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

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 Ironwood 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 Ironwood 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 Del E. Webb Medical Center · Sun City West $25,423
Honorhealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center · Scottsdale $25,477

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