Spinal fusion, single level (inpatient stay)
Facility: Allegheny Valley Hospital
Billing Code: 451 (MS-DRG)
This hospital's typical commercial price is $22,528 compared to the $25,806 fair price benchmark.
4-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 0.87× fair market pricing.
A typical price — 5 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 9 PA hospitals compared.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 PA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Spinal fusion, single level (inpatient stay) is about $25,806 (about 1.1× the $23,504 Medicare rate). Allegheny Valley Hospital charges insurers about $22,528 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Natrona, PA.
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
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 | $21,054 - $22,739 | 90% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $12,270 - $41,982 | 52% |
| Aetnamajor | $21,897 - $47,202 | 93% |
| Cignamajor | $22,528 - $49,688 | 96% |
| Humanamajor | $22,318 | 95% |
| AmeriHealth | $22,107 | 94% |
| Geisinger | $22,107 | 94% |
| Medical Mutual | $49,688 | 211% |
| Molina | $22,949 | 98% |
| + 5 smaller / regional plans | $21,054 - $31,029 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
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Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Allegheny Valley Hospital
Compare: Spinal fusion, single level (inpatient stay) at other PA hospitals
- Independence Health System Butler Memorial Hospita · Butler $11,459
- Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital · Bloomsburg $21,593
- Advanced Surgical Hospital · Washington $22,477
- Canonsburg General Hospital · Canonsburg $22,545
- Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center · Lancaster $22,668
- Meadville Medical Center · Meadville $23,056
- Ahn Wexford Hospital · Wexford $23,107
- Forbes Hospital · Monroeville $23,401
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.
Audit a Bill or Quote at Allegheny Valley Hospital (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $19,626
At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (36.3% of gross = $19,626).
Compare Prompt-Pay Cash Rate Against Remaining Deductible
Ask Allegheny Valley Hospital's billing desk for their written 45 CFR § 180 discounted self-pay cash price and Good Faith Estimate under the No Surprises Act.
Negotiate Toward $25,806 Fair BaseRate ($23,504 Medicare)
Your bill ($54,067) is $28,261 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($25,806) and 2.3× the $23,504 Medicare rate.
Clinical Quality, Patient Experience & Infection Benchmarks
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare. Clinical quality metrics summarize historical facility-wide cohorts and are not medical advice for individual care decisions.
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Verify the Raw Data: Official Hospital MRF, CMS Medicare.gov & Federal Filings
Safe-Harbor Data Corrections: Parsed directly from public 45 CFR § 180 hospital filings, CMS Care Compare, and CMS HCRIS cost reports. Hospital compliance officers may submit updated MRF URLs or rate tables for verification.