CMS Price Transparency Data

Spinal fusion, single level (inpatient stay)

Facility: McLeod Regional Medical Center-Pee Dee

Billing Code: 451 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$28,751

about 1.2× the $23,504 Medicare rate · typically $25,388–$36,048

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$29,372

About the fair price

about $621 over the fair price · 1.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $23,504 Fair price $28,751 This hospital $29,372

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other SC hospitals

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

Cheapest $18,320 Priciest $29,372

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 $28,751 (about 1.2× the $23,504 Medicare rate). McLeod Regional Medical Center-Pee Dee charges insurers about $29,372 — about the fair price. Located in Florence, 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

✓ 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	$27,862 - $87,353	119%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$27,450 - $95,216	117%
Aetnamajor	$28,136	120%
Cignamajor	$91,937	391%
Humanamajor	$28,548	121%
Ambetter (Centene)	$49,410	210%
Clover Health	$28,548	121%
Molina	$29,234 - $53,528	124%
WellCare	$29,372	125%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$29,372

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

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 McLeod Regional Medical Center-Pee Dee 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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.

How you’d pay

Deductible left to meet ($)

Your coinsurance (%)

Enter your details and press estimate to compare.

Other Procedures at McLeod Regional Medical Center-Pee Dee

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
Cherokee Medical Center · Gaffney $23,127
Colleton Medical Center · Walterboro $24,370
MUSC Health Florence Medical Center · Florence $24,371
MUSC Health Marion Medical Center · Mullins $24,830

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