Spinal fusion, single level (inpatient stay)
Facility: Hartford Hospital
Billing Code: 451 (MS-DRG)
This hospital's typical commercial price is $24,813 compared to the $28,000 fair price benchmark.
4-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 0.89× fair market pricing.
A typical price — 5 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 9 CT hospitals compared.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 CT hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
Note: 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 $28,000 (about 1.2× the $23,504 Medicare rate). Hartford Hospital charges insurers about $24,813, or about $93,248 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Hartford, CT.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
4 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 | $10,533 - $27,666 | 45% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $10,533 - $29,280 | 45% |
| Aetnamajor | $10,796 - $76,125 | 46% |
| Cignamajor | $28,770 | 122% |
| Molina | $10,533 - $33,730 | 45% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $10,533 | 45% |
| WellCare | $10,744 | 46% |
| + 2 smaller / regional plans | $10,533 - $29,000 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
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A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Hartford Hospital
Compare: Spinal fusion, single level (inpatient stay) at other CT hospitals
- The Hospital of Central Connecticut · New Britain $15,724
- Windham Community Memorial Hospital · Willimantic $16,050
- St Vincent's Medical Center · Bridgeport $21,665
- Griffin Hospital · Derby $31,469
- Gaylord Hospital · Wallingford $32,806
- John Dempsey Hospital of the University of Connect · Farmington $46,406
- Bristol Hospital · Bristol $50,283
- Saint Mary's Hospital · Waterbury $62,476
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.
Audit a Bill or Quote at Hartford Hospital (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $33,849
At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (36.3% of gross = $33,849).
Compare Prompt-Pay Cash Rate Against Remaining Deductible
Hartford Hospital's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $93,248 (vs. $24,813 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.
Negotiate Toward $28,000 Fair BaseRate ($23,504 Medicare)
Your bill ($93,248) is $65,248 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($28,000) and 4.0× the $23,504 Medicare rate.
Clinical Quality, Patient Experience & Infection Benchmarks
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare. Clinical quality metrics summarize historical facility-wide cohorts and are not medical advice for individual care decisions.
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Verify the Raw Data: Official Hospital MRF, CMS Medicare.gov & Federal Filings
Safe-Harbor Data Corrections: Parsed directly from public 45 CFR § 180 hospital filings, CMS Care Compare, and CMS HCRIS cost reports. Hospital compliance officers may submit updated MRF URLs or rate tables for verification.