CMS Price Transparency Data

Spinal fusion, single level (inpatient stay)

Facility: Susan B Allen Memorial Hospital

Billing Code: 451 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$24,306

about 1.0× the $23,504 Medicare rate · typically $13,814–$28,655

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

Medicare pays $23,504 Fair price $24,306

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.

1 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ Aetna UnitedHealthcareBlue Cross Blue ShieldCignaHumanaKaiser 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
Aetnamajor	$32,881	140%

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 Susan B Allen Memorial Hospital 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.

Other Procedures at Susan B Allen Memorial Hospital

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

Scott County Hospital · Scott City $12,231
Kingman Healthcare Center · Kingman $12,779
Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan, Inc · Manhattan $14,214
Wamego Health Center · Wamego $14,214
Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita, Inc. · Wichita $14,274
Children's Mercy South · Overland Park $16,439
Ascension Via Christi Rehabilitation Hospital Inc · Wichita $18,538
Via Christi Hospital Wichita St Teresa, Inc · Wichita $18,615

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