CMS Price Transparency Data

Spinal fusion, single level (inpatient stay)

Facility: Mercy Hospital Springfield

Billing Code: 451 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$25,684

about 1.1× the $23,504 Medicare rate · typically $22,322–$28,407

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$28,415

About the fair price

about $2,731 over the fair price · 1.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $23,504 Fair price $25,684 This hospital $28,415 Cash price $51,422 Hospital's list price $79,112

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How this hospital compares to other MO hospitals

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

Cheapest $12,941 Priciest $28,415

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

A fair price for a Spinal fusion, single level (inpatient stay) is about $25,684 (about 1.1× the $23,504 Medicare rate). Mercy Hospital Springfield charges insurers about $28,415, or about $51,422 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Springfield, MO.

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser 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	$3,765 - $46,091	16%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$13,421 - $33,302	57%
Aetnamajor	$12,081 - $35,089	51%
Cignamajor	$25,431 - $38,477	108%
Humanamajor	$12,081 - $27,297	51%
Ambetter (Centene)	$3,891	17%
HealthLink	$28,524 - $34,979	121%
Medica	$29,555	126%
+ 39 smaller / regional plans	$3,765 - $31,306

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.

Excludes 4 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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 51,422), 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 Mercy Hospital Springfield 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 Mercy Hospital Springfield

Compare: Spinal fusion, single level (inpatient stay) at other MO hospitals

Cass Regional Medical Center · Harrisonville $12,941
The Children's Mercy Hospital · Kansas City $15,120
Cox Barton County Hospital · Lamar $23,161
Boone Hospital Center · Columbia $23,941
SSM St Clare Health Center · Fenton $24,333
Mercy Hospital Joplin · Joplin $25,001
Cox Monett Hospital · Monett $25,161
Saint Francis Medical Center · Cape Girardeau $25,476

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