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Multilevel Anterior/Posterior Fusion (without CC/MCC)

California rates for MS-DRG 428

Multiple Level Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion Except Cervical without CC/MCC

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Multilevel Anterior/Posterior Fusion (without CC/MCC) cost?

$100,000

Typical facility fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $100,000 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $38,905 to $169,824.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $100,000 · 10th to 90th $14,454 to $194,984
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $100,000

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30,902.95
Median
$109,647.82
Typical High
$190,546.07
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$177,827.94
Typical High
$223,872.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39,810.72
Median
$107,151.93
Typical High
$204,173.79
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$302.00
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53,703.18
Median
$128,824.96
Typical High
$208,929.61
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,918.31
Median
$56,234.13
Typical High
$199,526.23

Where California sits

The same service costs 6.8 times more in Vermont than in Michigan. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

California $100,000 · 18th of 51
VT $144,544MI $21,380

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.