CMS Price Transparency Data

Spinal fusion, single level (inpatient stay)

Facility: Centura St. Catherine-Dodge City

Billing Code: 451 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$18,525

about 0.8× the $23,504 Medicare rate · typically $13,177–$25,213

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$23,692

Above the fair price

about $5,167 over the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $23,504 Fair price $18,525 This hospital $23,692

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

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 $23,692

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 $18,525 (about 0.8× the $23,504 Medicare rate). Centura St. Catherine-Dodge City charges insurers about $23,692 — above the fair price. Located in Dodge City, KS.

This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less

Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $18,525. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.

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

✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana✓ Kaiser Permanente UnitedHealthcare

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
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$23,692	101%
Aetnamajor	$23,692	101%
Cignamajor	$23,692	101%
Humanamajor	$23,692	101%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$23,692	101%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$23,692

Government programs also on file: Medicare.

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 Centura St. Catherine-Dodge City 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.

How you’d pay

Deductible left to meet ($)

Your coinsurance (%)

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Other Procedures at Centura St. Catherine-Dodge City

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.