Spinal fusion, single level (inpatient stay)
Facility: Doctors Hospital
Billing Code: 451 (MS-DRG)
One of the lower prices — 6 of 8 other GA hospitals charge more for the same procedure.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 GA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Spinal fusion, single level (inpatient stay) is about $29,562 (about 1.3× the $23,504 Medicare rate). Doctors Hospital charges insurers about $23,936 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Augusta, GA.
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 | $3,120 - $27,456 | 13% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $6,623 - $38,015 | 28% |
| Aetnamajor | $23,024 - $79,981 | 98% |
| Cignamajor | $2,992 - $25,794 | 13% |
| Humanamajor | $22,796 | 97% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $3,894 | 17% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $14,326 | 61% |
| Cigna HealthSpring | $23,024 | 98% |
| Clover Health | $23,480 | 100% |
| Devoted Health | $23,252 | 99% |
| Friday Health | $38,636 | 164% |
| Health Net | $22,112 | 94% |
| WellCare | $23,252 | 99% |
| + 15 smaller / regional plans | $22,796 - $30,397 |
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Other Procedures at Doctors Hospital
Compare: Spinal fusion, single level (inpatient stay) at other GA hospitals
- Memorial Hospital and Manor · Bainbridge $12,060
- Bacon County Hospital · Alma $21,342
- Navicent Health Baldwin · Milledgeville $24,196
- Memorial Health Meadows Hospital · Vidalia $24,236
- Fairview Park Hospital · Dublin $24,376
- Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital · Albany $24,820
- Phoebe Sumter Medical Center · Americus $25,162
- Wellstar Paulding Medical Center · Hiram $25,171
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.