CMS Price Transparency Data

Spinal fusion, single level (inpatient stay)

Facility: Wesley Medical Center

Billing Code: 451 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$25,216

about 1.1× the $23,504 Medicare rate · typically $19,541–$29,115

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$25,482

About the fair price

about $266 over the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $23,504 Fair price $25,216 This hospital $25,482

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How this hospital compares to other KS hospitals

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

Cheapest $12,231 Priciest $25,482

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

A fair price for a Spinal fusion, single level (inpatient stay) is about $25,216 (about 1.1× the $23,504 Medicare rate). Wesley Medical Center charges insurers about $25,482 — about the fair price. Located in Wichita, KS.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Humana CignaKaiser 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	$3,721 - $35,322	16%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$37,624	160%
Aetnamajor	$2,980 - $34,172	13%
Humanamajor	$25,230	107%
Ambetter (Centene)	$25,987 - $34,829	111%
Amerigroup	$15,503	66%
Devoted Health	$25,735	109%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$35,222 - $50,317

Government programs also on file: Medicaid.

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 Wesley 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 Wesley Medical Center

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.