CMS Price Transparency Data

Spinal fusion, single level (inpatient stay)

Facility: Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital

Billing Code: 451 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$30,881

about 1.3× the $23,504 Medicare rate · typically $21,808–$38,600

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$25,525

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $5,356 under the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $23,504 Fair price $30,881 This hospital $25,525 Cash price $83,280 Hospital's list price $148,715

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How this hospital compares to other NC hospitals

A typical price — 3 charge more and 5 charge less, among the 9 NC hospitals compared.

Cheapest $20,910 Priciest $27,510

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

⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.

A fair price for a Spinal fusion, single level (inpatient stay) is about $30,881 (about 1.3× the $23,504 Medicare rate). Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital charges insurers about $25,525, or about $83,280 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Ahoskie, NC.

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	$24,796	105%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$24,310 - $33,697	103%
Aetnamajor	$25,525	109%
Humanamajor	$24,310	103%
AmeriHealth	$33,697	143%
WellCare	$33,697	143%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$18,244 - $33,697

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 83,280), 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 Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital 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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

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Other Procedures at Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital

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

Haywood Regional Medical Center · Clyde $20,910
Frye Regional Medical Center · Hickory $20,986
Sentara Albemarle Medical Center · Elizabeth City $22,776
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital · Elkin $24,306
Ecu Health North Hospital · Roanoke Rapids $24,941
Vidant Edgecombe Hospital · Tarboro $26,687
The McDowell Hospital · Marion $26,838
Columbus Regional Healthcare System · Whiteville $27,510

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