CMS Price Transparency Data

Spinal fusion, single level (inpatient stay)

Facility: North Mississippi Medical Center

Billing Code: 451 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$31,064

about 1.3× the $23,504 Medicare rate · typically $28,289–$42,530

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$34,888

About the fair price

about $3,824 over the fair price · 1.5× Medicare

Medicare pays $23,504 Fair price $31,064 This hospital $34,888

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How this hospital compares to other MS hospitals

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

Cheapest $22,614 Priciest $34,888

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

A fair price for a Spinal fusion, single level (inpatient stay) is about $31,064 (about 1.3× the $23,504 Medicare rate). North Mississippi Medical Center charges insurers about $34,888 — about the fair price. Located in Tupelo, MS.

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	$38,972	166%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$23,755 - $45,226	101%
Aetnamajor	$24,230	103%
Cignamajor	$30,834 - $34,888	131%
Ambetter (Centene)	$34,444	147%
Molina	$38,008	162%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$23,755 - $34,888

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

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 North Mississippi Medical Center 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 North Mississippi Medical Center

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

Singing River Gulfport · Gulfport $22,614
Singing River Health System · Pascagoula $22,789
King's Daughters Medical Center-Brookhaven · Brookhaven $23,769
Baptist Medical Center-Yazoo · Yazoo City $24,071
Bmh-Calhoun · Calhoun City $24,071
Baptist Medical Center Attala · Kosciusko $24,071
Ochsner Rush Hospital · Meridian $24,519
Memorial Hospital Biloxi · Biloxi $25,857

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