CMS Price Transparency Data

Spinal fusion, single level (inpatient stay)

Facility: Parkland Health & Hospital System

Billing Code: 451 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$29,781

about 1.3× the $23,504 Medicare rate · typically $21,352–$58,379

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

Medicare pays $23,504 Fair price $29,781 Cash price $56,432 Hospital's list price $141,079

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

4 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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	$94,100 - $97,110	400%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$33,859 - $101,577	144%
Aetnamajor	$84,647	360%
Cignamajor	$66,307 - $84,647	282%
WellCare	$100,024	426%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$84,647 - $97,110

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 (about 56,432), 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 Parkland Health & Hospital System 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

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Other Procedures at Parkland Health & Hospital System

Compare: Spinal fusion, single level (inpatient stay) at other TX hospitals

Childrens Medical Ctr of Dallas · Dallas $12,081
Childrens Medical Center Plano · Plano $12,081
Burleson St Joseph Health Center · Caldwell $20,211
Ascension Seton Southwest · Austin $20,240
Ascension Seton Hays · Kyle $20,376
Christus Mother Frances Hospital · Tyler $20,481
Ascension Seton Northwest · Austin $20,494
Ascension Providence · Waco $20,638

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