CMS Price Transparency Data

Spinal fusion, single level (inpatient stay)

Facility: St Francis Hospital - the Heart Center

Billing Code: 451 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$33,669

about 1.4× the $23,504 Medicare rate · typically $25,405–$64,583

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$27,323

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $6,346 under the fair price · 1.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $23,504 Fair price $33,669 This hospital $27,323

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other NY hospitals

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

Cheapest $24,445 Priciest $28,662

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

A fair price for a Spinal fusion, single level (inpatient stay) is about $33,669 (about 1.4× the $23,504 Medicare rate). St Francis Hospital - the Heart Center charges insurers about $27,323 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Roslyn, NY.

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	$26,788 - $96,076	114%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$26,252 - $96,076	112%
Aetnamajor	$27,208 - $96,620	116%
Cignamajor	$25,952	110%
Humanamajor	$27,323	116%
AmeriHealth	$115,037	489%
Cigna HealthSpring	$26,788	114%
Fidelis Care	$26,788	114%
Independent Health	$26,788	114%
MVP Health Care	$25,952 - $26,788	110%
WellCare	$27,859	119%
+ 30 smaller / regional plans	$9,878 - $115,037

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Military & VA.

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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 St Francis Hospital - the Heart 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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.

How you’d pay

Deductible left to meet ($)

Your coinsurance (%)

Enter your details and press estimate to compare.

Other Procedures at St Francis Hospital - the Heart Center

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

Chsli St Joseph Hospital · Bethpage $24,445
Glens Falls Hospital · Glens Falls $24,938
Montefiore St Luke's Cornwall · Newburgh $26,391
Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital · New Rochelle $26,514
Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital · Mount Vernon $27,008
Geneva General Hospital · Geneva $28,073
Mercy Medical Center · Rockville Centre $28,436
Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center · West Islip $28,662

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