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Anterior/Posterior Cervical Fusion (with MCC)

California rates for MS-DRG 429

Combined Anterior and Posterior Cervical Spinal Fusion with MCC

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Anterior/Posterior Cervical Fusion (with MCC) cost?

$151,356

Typical facility fee. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $151,356 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $39,811 to $245,471.

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 $151,356 · 10th to 90th $6,918 to $331,131
$1K$10K$100Kfacility $151,356

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37,153.52
Median
$123,026.88
Typical High
$323,593.66
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117,489.76
Median
$199,526.23
Typical High
$363,078.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63,095.73
Median
$181,970.09
Typical High
$346,736.85
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$302.00
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87,096.36
Median
$204,173.79
Typical High
$363,078.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,309.57
Median
$72,443.60
Typical High
$288,403.15

Where California sits

The same service costs 871.0 times more in Alaska than in Hawaii. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

California· 19th of 51

$151,356

AK $239,883HI $275

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.