CMS Price Transparency Data

Spinal fusion, single level (inpatient stay)

Facility: Union Hospital Inc

Billing Code: 451 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$32,735

about 1.4× the $23,504 Medicare rate · typically $26,453–$34,960

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

Medicare pays $23,504 Fair price $32,735 Cash price $4,699 Hospital's list price $7,831

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

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	$22,282 - $45,684	95%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$22,282 - $52,545	95%
Aetnamajor	$22,282	95%
Cignamajor	$22,282	95%
Humanamajor	$22,282 - $44,588	95%
Ambetter (Centene)	$37,879	161%
CareSource	$22,282 - $37,879	95%
+ 7 smaller / regional plans	$22,282 - $51,799

Government programs also on file: Medicare, 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 (about 4,699), 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 Union Hospital Inc 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.

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Other Procedures at Union Hospital Inc

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

Ascension St Vincent Warrick · Boonville $13,590
Ascension St Vincent Salem · Salem $13,700
Ascension St Vincent Evansville · Evansville $13,833
Ascension St Vincent Randolph · Winchester $13,833
Ascension St Vincent Jennings · North Vernon $13,833
Ascension St Vincent Williamsport · Williamsport $13,833
Ascension St Vincent Mercy · Elwood $13,833
Ascension St Vincent Clay · Brazil $13,833

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