CMS Price Transparency Data

Spinal fusion, single level (inpatient stay)

Facility: Arrowhead Regional Medical Center

Billing Code: 451 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$33,227

about 1.4× the $23,504 Medicare rate · typically $21,142–$54,381

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$45,697

Above the fair price

about $12,470 over the fair price · 1.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $23,504 Fair price $33,227 This hospital $45,697

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other CA hospitals

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

Cheapest $21,342 Priciest $45,697

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

A fair price for a Spinal fusion, single level (inpatient stay) is about $33,227 (about 1.4× the $23,504 Medicare rate). Arrowhead Regional Medical Center charges insurers about $45,697 — above the fair price. Located in Colton, CA.

This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less

Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $33,227. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ Kaiser Permanente UnitedHealthcareBlue Cross Blue ShieldAetnaCignaHumana

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
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$45,697	194%
HealthPartners	$59,406	253%
Molina	$45,697 - $52,551	194%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$45,697

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 Arrowhead Regional 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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.

How you’d pay

Deductible left to meet ($)

Your coinsurance (%)

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Other Procedures at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center

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.