CMS Price Transparency Data

Spinal fusion, single level (inpatient stay)

Facility: Haywood Regional Medical Center

Billing Code: 451 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$30,948

about 1.3× the $23,504 Medicare rate · typically $20,576–$40,038

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$20,910

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $10,038 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $23,504 Fair price $30,948 This hospital $20,910 Cash price $28,050 Hospital's list price $70,124

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How this hospital compares to other NC hospitals

Lowest price of the 9 NC hospitals we have prices for — a strong deal.

Cheapest $20,910 Priciest $27,510

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

A fair price for a Spinal fusion, single level (inpatient stay) is about $30,948 (about 1.3× the $23,504 Medicare rate). Haywood Regional Medical Center charges insurers about $20,910, or about $28,050 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Clyde, 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✓ Cigna✓ Humana AetnaKaiser 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	$20,400 - $44,179	87%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$20,400 - $24,302	87%
Cignamajor	$20,400 - $29,940	87%
Humanamajor	$20,808	89%
AmeriHealth	$25,065	107%
CareSource	$45,901	195%
Devoted Health	$21,012	89%
Fidelis Care	$20,400	87%
UniCare	$20,400	87%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$20,400

Government programs also on file: Medicare, 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 (about 28,050), 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 Haywood Regional 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 Haywood Regional Medical Center

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

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 Roanoke Chowan Hospital · Ahoskie $25,525
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.