CMS Price Transparency Data

Spinal fusion, single level (inpatient stay)

Facility: Arthur G James Cancer Hospital and Research Institute

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	$57,935 - $106,856	246%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$101,674 - $141,414	433%
Aetnamajor	$5,388 - $129,081	23%
Cignamajor	$109,795	467%
Humanamajor	$5,521 - $97,114	23%
AmeriHealth	$81,630	347%
CareSource	$69,692 - $74,782	297%
Molina	$5,388 - $74,782	23%
+ 9 smaller / regional plans	$4,289 - $124,233

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.

Excludes 4 rental-network / third-party entries (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 Arthur G James Cancer Hospital and Research Institute 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 Arthur G James Cancer Hospital and Research Institute

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.