Spinal fusion, single level (inpatient stay)
Facility: Cherokee Medical Center
Billing Code: 451 (MS-DRG)
This hospital's typical commercial price is $23,127 compared to the $28,405 fair price benchmark.
2-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 0.81× fair market pricing.
A typical price — 3 charge more and 5 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 $28,405 (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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A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
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
- Colleton Medical Center · Walterboro $20,853
- MUSC Health Black River Medical Center · Cades $22,026
- McLeod Loris Hospital · Loris $22,279
- 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.
Audit a Bill or Quote at Cherokee Medical Center (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $20,148
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 = $20,148).
Compare Prompt-Pay Cash Rate Against Remaining Deductible
Ask Cherokee Medical Center'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 $28,405 Fair BaseRate ($23,504 Medicare)
Your bill ($55,505) is $27,100 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($28,405) and 2.4× 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.