CMS Price Transparency Data

Spinal fusion, single level (inpatient stay)

Facility: Uchicago Medicine Northwest Indiana

Billing Code: 451 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$34,848

about 1.5× the $23,504 Medicare rate · typically $22,707–$48,053

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$30,619

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $4,229 under the fair price · 1.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $23,504 Fair price $34,848 This hospital $30,619

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How this hospital compares to other IN hospitals

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

Cheapest $13,590 Priciest $30,619

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

A fair price for a Spinal fusion, single level (inpatient stay) is about $34,848 (about 1.5× the $23,504 Medicare rate). Uchicago Medicine Northwest Indiana charges insurers about $30,619 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Crown Point, IN.

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	$47,035	200%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$24,496 - $56,274	104%
Aetnamajor	$24,496 - $45,226	104%
Cignamajor	$48,456	206%
Humanamajor	$24,496	104%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$37,968

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 Uchicago Medicine Northwest Indiana 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 Uchicago Medicine Northwest Indiana

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.