CMS Price Transparency Data

Spinal fusion, single level (inpatient stay)

Facility: Ascension St Vincent Williamsport

Billing Code: 451 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$21,065

about 0.9× the $23,504 Medicare rate · typically $13,353–$52,787

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$13,833

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $7,232 under the fair price · 0.6× Medicare

Medicare pays $23,504 Fair price $21,065 This hospital $13,833

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How this hospital compares to other IN hospitals

One of the lower prices — 0 of 8 other IN hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $13,590 Priciest $13,833

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 $21,065 (about 0.9× the $23,504 Medicare rate). Ascension St Vincent Williamsport charges insurers about $13,833 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Williamsport, 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	$18,509	79%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$11,641 - $19,867	50%
Aetnamajor	$11,231	48%
Cignamajor	$13,479 - $19,607	57%
Humanamajor	$13,469 - $16,535	57%
+ 9 smaller / regional plans	$7,940 - $19,901

Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (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, 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 Ascension St Vincent Williamsport 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 Ascension St Vincent Williamsport

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 Mercy · Elwood $13,833
Ascension St Vincent Clay · Brazil $13,833
Ascension St. Vincent Seton Specialty Hospital · Indianapolis $13,833

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