CMS Price Transparency Data

Spinal fusion, single level (inpatient stay)

Facility: Huggins Hospital

Billing Code: 451 (MS-DRG)

No verified fair price for this procedure here

This hospital only published government or network rates for this billing code — not a standard commercial price — so we can’t show a verified fair-price comparison for it. What it charges each insurer is listed below; call the hospital’s billing office to confirm the actual charge.

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

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	$4,366	19%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$4,366	19%
Aetnamajor	$4,366	19%
Cignamajor	$4,366	19%
Humanamajor	$4,366	19%
WellCare	$4,366	19%
WellSense	$4,366	19%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$4,366

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 Huggins 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.

Other Procedures at Huggins Hospital

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

Wentworth-Douglass Hospital · Dover $25,004
Parkland Medical Center · Derry $25,764
Portsmouth Regional Hospital · Portsmouth $30,999
Elliot Hospital · Manchester $31,751
Frisbie Memorial Hospital · Rochester $38,467
Monadnock Community Hospital · Peterborough $45,386
Catholic Medical Center · Manchester $55,795

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