CMS Price Transparency Data

Spinal fusion, single level (inpatient stay)

Facility: Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City, Inc

Billing Code: 451 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$29,516

about 1.3× the $23,504 Medicare rate · typically $24,507–$33,541

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$23,353

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $6,163 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $23,504 Fair price $29,516 This hospital $23,353 Cash price $50,932 Hospital's list price $78,357

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How this hospital compares to other OK hospitals

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

Cheapest $11,017 Priciest $23,353

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

A fair price for a Spinal fusion, single level (inpatient stay) is about $29,516 (about 1.3× the $23,504 Medicare rate). Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City, Inc charges insurers about $23,353, or about $50,932 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Oklahoma City, OK.

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	$23,129 - $44,137	98%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$23,129 - $65,644	98%
Aetnamajor	$3,365 - $49,612	14%
Cignamajor	$3,150 - $23,577	13%
Humanamajor	$12,081 - $23,577	51%
Ambetter (Centene)	$30,649	130%
Medica	$24,538	104%
+ 23 smaller / regional plans	$18,186 - $52,040

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

Excludes 3 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 (about 50,932), 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 Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City, Inc 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 Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City, Inc

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

Ascension St John Broken Arrow · Broken Arrow $11,017
Ascension St John Sapulpa · Sapulpa $11,017
Ascension St John Nowata · Nowata $16,493
Memorial Health · Lawton $19,121
Ascension St John Jane Phillips · Bartlesville $19,189
St John Owasso · Owasso $19,303
Ascension St John Medical Center · Tulsa $20,035
Oklahoma Spine Hospital · Oklahoma City $21,403

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