Spinal fusion, single level (inpatient stay)
Facility: Uc San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med Ctr
Billing Code: 451 (MS-DRG)
Highest price of the 9 CA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 CA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.
A fair price for a Spinal fusion, single level (inpatient stay) is about $31,007 (about 1.3× the $23,504 Medicare rate). Uc San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med Ctr charges insurers about $33,272, or about $156,615 in cash — about the fair price. Located in San Diego, CA.
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
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 | $3,800 - $284,755 | 16% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $7,746 - $284,755 | 33% |
| Aetnamajor | $33,190 - $284,755 | 141% |
| Cignamajor | $9,735 - $284,755 | 41% |
| Humanamajor | $33,190 - $242,042 | 141% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $179,396 - $284,755 | 763% |
| Health Net | $8,294 - $284,755 | 35% |
| HealthPartners | $33,272 | 142% |
| Molina | $33,190 - $33,272 | 141% |
| MVP Health Care | $33,272 | 142% |
| Sentara | $40,821 | 174% |
| + 109 smaller / regional plans | $31,608 - $284,755 |
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Other Procedures at Uc San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med Ctr
Compare: Spinal fusion, single level (inpatient stay) at other CA hospitals
- College Medical Center · Long Beach $21,342
- French Hospital Medical Center · San Luis Obispo $28,890
- Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital · Salinas $28,958
- Mercy Hospital of Folsom · Folsom $30,162
- Good Samaritan Hospital, LP · Bakersfield $30,419
- Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital · Grass Valley $30,438
- Mercy Medical Center Redding · Redding $30,746
- Mercy Hospital · Bakersfield $30,802
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.