CMS Price Transparency Data

Spinal fusion, single level (inpatient stay)

Facility: The Jewish Hospital-Mercy Health

Billing Code: 451 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$30,735

about 1.3× the $23,504 Medicare rate · typically $26,474–$41,848

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$28,072

About the fair price

about $2,663 under the fair price · 1.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $23,504 Fair price $30,735 This hospital $28,072

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How this hospital compares to other OH hospitals

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

Cheapest $14,537 Priciest $28,072

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

A fair price for a Spinal fusion, single level (inpatient stay) is about $30,735 (about 1.3× the $23,504 Medicare rate). The Jewish Hospital-Mercy Health charges insurers about $28,072 — about the fair price. Located in Cincinnati, OH.

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	$23,467 - $61,258	100%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$23,467 - $49,748	100%
Aetnamajor	$23,467 - $46,457	100%
Humanamajor	$23,467	100%
CareSource	$23,936 - $40,301	102%
Devoted Health	$28,072	119%
Medical Mutual	$59,297	252%
Molina	$24,640 - $45,760	105%
Paramount	$23,467	100%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$23,467 - $43,080

Government programs also on file: Medicare.

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 The Jewish Hospital-Mercy Health 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 The Jewish Hospital-Mercy Health

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

Fulton County Health Center · Wauseon $14,537
Medina Hospital · Medina $20,311
Blanchard Valley Hospital · Findlay $20,627
Bluffton Hospital · Bluffton $20,627
Bellevue Hospital · Bellevue $20,712
Marymount Hospital · Garfield Heights $20,950
Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital · Avon $21,020
Lake Health Beachwood Medical Center · Beachwood $21,038

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