CMS Price Transparency Data

Spinal fusion, single level (inpatient stay)

Facility: Wellstar Douglas Medical Center

Billing Code: 451 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$34,286

about 1.5× the $23,504 Medicare rate · typically $25,608–$50,252

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$30,495

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $3,791 under the fair price · 1.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $23,504 Fair price $34,286 This hospital $30,495

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How this hospital compares to other GA hospitals

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

Cheapest $12,060 Priciest $30,495

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 $34,286 (about 1.5× the $23,504 Medicare rate). Wellstar Douglas Medical Center charges insurers about $30,495 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Douglasville, GA.

What each insurance company pays

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

5 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	$28,500 - $86,547	121%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$29,070 - $108,271	124%
Aetnamajor	$28,500 - $85,541	121%
Cignamajor	$28,500 - $123,753	121%
Humanamajor	$29,070	124%
Ambetter (Centene)	$50,160	213%
CareSource	$30,495 - $55,860	130%
Clover Health	$30,495	130%
Oscar Health	$52,725	224%
WellCare	$29,925	127%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$29,925 - $52,725

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 Wellstar Douglas 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 Wellstar Douglas Medical Center

Compare: Spinal fusion, single level (inpatient stay) at other GA hospitals

Memorial Hospital and Manor · Bainbridge $12,060
Bacon County Hospital · Alma $21,342
Doctors Hospital · Augusta $23,936
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

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