CMS Price Transparency Data

Spinal fusion, single level (inpatient stay)

Facility: Saint Luke's South Hospital

Billing Code: 451 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$27,186

about 1.2× the $23,504 Medicare rate · typically $21,860–$38,309

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$22,349

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $4,837 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $23,504 Fair price $27,186 This hospital $22,349 Cash price $162,259 Hospital's list price $270,431

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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 $22,349

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

⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.

A fair price for a Spinal fusion, single level (inpatient stay) is about $27,186 (about 1.2× the $23,504 Medicare rate). Saint Luke's South Hospital charges insurers about $22,349, or about $162,259 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Overland Park, 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✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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	$2,670 - $45,843	11%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$22,349	95%
Aetnamajor	$50,527 - $100,213	215%
Cignamajor	$3,500	15%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$22,349 - $100,213

Government programs also on file: Medicare, 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 (about 162,259), 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 Saint Luke's South 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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

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Other Procedures at Saint Luke's South 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.