CMS Price Transparency Data

Spinal fusion, single level (inpatient stay)

Facility: Via Christi Hospital Wichita St Teresa, Inc

Billing Code: 451 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$24,307

about 1.0× the $23,504 Medicare rate · typically $19,158–$27,816

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$18,615

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $5,692 under the fair price · 0.8× Medicare

Medicare pays $23,504 Fair price $24,307 This hospital $18,615

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How this hospital compares to other KS hospitals

On the higher side — 7 of 8 other KS hospitals charge less.

Cheapest $12,231 Priciest $20,765

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 $24,307 (about 1.0× the $23,504 Medicare rate). Via Christi Hospital Wichita St Teresa, Inc charges insurers about $18,615 — below the fair price — a good deal. 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	$18,987 - $52,121	81%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$18,987	81%
Aetnamajor	$12,420 - $18,538	53%
Humanamajor	$18,615 - $25,665	79%
Medica	$10,731	46%
+ 5 smaller / regional plans	$18,615 - $26,061

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, 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 Via Christi Hospital Wichita St Teresa, Inc 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 Via Christi Hospital Wichita St Teresa, Inc

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
Kansas City Orthopaedic Institute · Leawood $20,765

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