CMS Price Transparency Data

Spinal fusion, single level (inpatient stay)

Facility: Grand Strand Regional Medical Center

Billing Code: 451 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$27,432

about 1.2× the $23,504 Medicare rate · typically $12,703–$30,296

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$28,509

About the fair price

about $1,077 over the fair price · 1.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $23,504 Fair price $27,432 This hospital $28,509

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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 $28,509

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 $27,432 (about 1.2× the $23,504 Medicare rate). Grand Strand Regional Medical Center charges insurers about $28,509 — about the fair price. Located in Myrtle Beach, 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	$7,087 - $52,925	30%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$27,412 - $90,887	117%
Aetnamajor	$27,687 - $154,737	118%
Cignamajor	$27,961	119%
Humanamajor	$27,412	117%
Clover Health	$28,235	120%
Devoted Health	$27,961	119%
Health Net	$37,610	160%
Molina	$27,687 - $27,739	118%
SelectHealth	$16,639	71%
WellCare	$27,961	119%
+ 10 smaller / regional plans	$6,417 - $62,352

Excludes 3 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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 Grand Strand Regional 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 Grand Strand Regional 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
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.