Spinal fusion, single level (inpatient stay)
Facility: Claiborne Memorial Medical Center
Billing Code: 451 (MS-DRG)
This hospital's typical commercial price is $20,517 compared to the $26,605 fair price benchmark.
1-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 0.77× fair market pricing.
A typical price — 4 charge more and 4 charge less, among the 9 LA hospitals compared.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 LA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Spinal fusion, single level (inpatient stay) is about $26,605 (about 1.1× the $23,504 Medicare rate). Claiborne Memorial Medical Center charges insurers about $20,517 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Homer, LA.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
6 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
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 | $20,517 | 87% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $20,517 | 87% |
| Aetnamajor | $20,517 | 87% |
| Cignamajor | $20,517 | 87% |
| Humanamajor | $20,517 | 87% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $20,517 | 87% |
| Health Net | $20,517 | 87% |
| + 12 smaller / regional plans | $20,517 |
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Other Procedures at Claiborne Memorial Medical Center
Compare: Spinal fusion, single level (inpatient stay) at other LA hospitals
- St Tammany Parish Hospital · Covington $19,309
- Christus Ochsner Lake Area Hospital · Lake Charles $19,851
- Christus Ochsner St Patrick Hospital · Lake Charles $20,194
- Winn Parish Medical Center · Winnfield $20,395
- Lafayette Surgical Specialty Hospital · Lafayette $20,717
- Christus St Frances Cabrini Hospital · Alexandria $20,809
- Cypress Pointe Surgical Hospital · Hammond $20,930
- Oakdale Community Hospital · Oakdale $20,973
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.
Audit a Bill or Quote at Claiborne Memorial Medical Center (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $17,874
At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (36.3% of gross = $17,874).
Compare Prompt-Pay Cash Rate Against Remaining Deductible
Ask Claiborne Memorial Medical Center's billing desk for their written 45 CFR § 180 discounted self-pay cash price and Good Faith Estimate under the No Surprises Act.
Negotiate Toward $26,605 Fair BaseRate ($23,504 Medicare)
Your bill ($49,241) is $22,636 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($26,605) and 2.1× the $23,504 Medicare rate.
Clinical Quality, Patient Experience & Infection Benchmarks
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare. Clinical quality metrics summarize historical facility-wide cohorts and are not medical advice for individual care decisions.
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Verify the Raw Data: Official Hospital MRF, CMS Medicare.gov & Federal Filings
Safe-Harbor Data Corrections: Parsed directly from public 45 CFR § 180 hospital filings, CMS Care Compare, and CMS HCRIS cost reports. Hospital compliance officers may submit updated MRF URLs or rate tables for verification.