Spinal fusion, single level (inpatient stay)
Facility: Cherokee Medical Center
Billing Code: 451 (MS-DRG)
A typical price — 4 charge more and 4 charge less, among the 9 SC hospitals compared.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 SC hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Spinal fusion, single level (inpatient stay) is about $28,836 (about 1.2× the $23,504 Medicare rate). Cherokee Medical Center charges insurers about $23,127 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Gaffney, SC.
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 | $22,263 - $110,405 | 95% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $21,614 - $100,761 | 92% |
| Aetnamajor | $22,479 | 96% |
| Cignamajor | $23,127 - $97,429 | 98% |
| Humanamajor | $21,614 | 92% |
| Devoted Health | $22,263 | 95% |
| Health Net | $98,366 | 419% |
| Molina | $22,695 - $51,686 | 97% |
| SelectHealth | $22,695 | 97% |
| WellCare | $22,695 | 97% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $22,695 |
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Other Procedures at Cherokee Medical Center
Compare: Spinal fusion, single level (inpatient stay) at other SC hospitals
- Anmed Health · Anderson $18,320
- Cannon Memorial Hospital · Pickens $18,691
- MUSC Health Black River Medical Center · Cades $22,026
- McLeod Loris Hospital · Loris $22,279
- Colleton Medical Center · Walterboro $24,370
- MUSC Health Florence Medical Center · Florence $24,371
- MUSC Health Marion Medical Center · Mullins $24,830
- East Cooper Medical Center · Mount Pleasant $25,038
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.