Spinal fusion, single level (inpatient stay)
Facility: Mercy Hospital Southeast
Billing Code: 451 (MS-DRG)
This hospital's typical commercial price is $32,701 compared to the $27,959 fair price benchmark.
2-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 1.17× fair market pricing.
Highest price of the 9 MO hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
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 $27,959 (about 1.2× the $23,504 Medicare rate). Mercy Hospital Southeast charges insurers about $32,701, or about $67,983 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Cape Girardeau, MO.
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 $27,959. 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.
1 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cignamajor | $32,701 | 139% |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Mercy Hospital Southeast
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
- Mercy Hospital South · Saint Louis $16,507
- Cox Barton County Hospital · Lamar $23,161
- SSM St Joseph Hospital West · Lake Saint Louis $23,233
- Boone Hospital Center · Columbia $23,941
- SSM St Clare Health Center · Fenton $24,333
- Cox Monett Hospital · Monett $25,161
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.
Audit a Bill or Quote at Mercy Hospital Southeast (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $37,966
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 = $37,966).
Self-Pay Cash Rate ($67,983) Beats Your Bill
Mercy Hospital Southeast's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $67,983 (vs. $32,701 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.
Negotiate Toward $27,959 Fair BaseRate ($23,504 Medicare)
Your bill ($104,590) is $76,631 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($27,959) and 4.4× 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.
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.