CMS Price Transparency Data

Spinal fusion, single level (inpatient stay)

Facility: Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center

Billing Code: 451 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$35,164

about 1.5× the $23,504 Medicare rate · typically $28,252–$58,613

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$29,927

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $5,237 under the fair price · 1.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $23,504 Fair price $35,164 This hospital $29,927

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How this hospital compares to other OR hospitals

A typical price — 4 charge more and 4 charge less, among the 9 OR hospitals compared.

Cheapest $27,417 Priciest $35,539

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

A fair price for a Spinal fusion, single level (inpatient stay) is about $35,164 (about 1.5× the $23,504 Medicare rate). Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center charges insurers about $29,927 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Tualatin, OR.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

6 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	$28,023 - $72,422	119%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$28,567 - $64,987	122%
Aetnamajor	$28,567 - $88,836	122%
Cignamajor	$29,927	127%
Humanamajor	$28,567	122%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$27,206 - $54,413	116%
Devoted Health	$28,567	122%
Health Net	$28,839	123%
Moda Health	$30,471 - $76,451	130%
PacificSource	$29,383 - $61,668	125%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans	$28,023 - $55,544

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 Legacy Meridian Park Medical 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.

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Other Procedures at Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center

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

Mercy Medical Center · Roseburg $27,417
St Charles Medical Center - Bend · Bend $27,665
St Charles Medical Center Prineville · Prineville $27,665
Providence Newberg Medical Center · Newberg $28,573
Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center · Gresham $32,258
Providence Medford Medical Center · Medford $33,148
Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center · Portland $34,872
Legacy Silverton Medical Center · Silverton $35,539

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