CMS Price Transparency Data

Spinal fusion, single level (inpatient stay)

Facility: Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill

Billing Code: 451 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$40,228

about 1.7× the $23,504 Medicare rate · typically $33,719–$54,565

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$37,469

About the fair price

about $2,759 under the fair price · 1.6× Medicare

Medicare pays $23,504 Fair price $40,228 This hospital $37,469

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How this hospital compares to other WA hospitals

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

Cheapest $18,516 Priciest $37,469

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 WA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Spinal fusion, single level (inpatient stay) is about $40,228 (about 1.7× the $23,504 Medicare rate). Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill charges insurers about $37,469 — about the fair price. Located in Seattle, WA.

What each insurance company pays

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

6 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	$34,211 - $97,030	146%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$33,885 - $68,421	144%
Aetnamajor	$33,559 - $112,119	143%
Cignamajor	$39,098 - $87,566	166%
Humanamajor	$34,537	147%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$32,582 - $48,872	139%
Amerigroup	$35,840	152%
Molina	$32,582 - $35,188	139%
Providence Health Plan	$33,885	144%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$35,840 - $60,276

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 Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill 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 Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill

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

Prosser Memorial Hospital · Prosser $18,516
Trios Health · Kennewick $24,790
Valley Medical Center · Renton $29,392
Providence St Mary Medical Center · Walla Walla $29,774
Providence Holy Family Hospital · Spokane $30,306
Providence Centralia Hospital · Centralia $31,095
Swedish Issaquah · Issaquah $31,096
Kadlec Regional Medical Center · Richland $31,804

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