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Anterior/Posterior Cervical Fusion (with MCC)

Pennsylvania rates for MS-DRG 429

Combined Anterior and Posterior Cervical Spinal Fusion with MCC

Rates data updated July 2026.

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

$138,038

Typical facility fee. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $138,038 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $104,713 to $173,780.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $138,038 · 10th to 90th $79,433 to $218,776
$10K$20K$50K$100K$200Kfacility $138,038

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
$81,283.05
Median
$134,896.29
Typical High
$239,883.29
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28,840.32
Median
$165,958.69
Typical High
$234,422.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69,183.10
Median
$134,896.29
Typical High
$190,546.07
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158,489.32
Median
$158,489.32
Typical High
$194,984.46
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64,565.42
Median
$144,543.98
Typical High
$181,970.09
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169,824.37
Median
$169,824.37
Typical High
$229,086.77
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81,283.05
Median
$131,825.67
Typical High
$208,929.61
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40,738.03
Median
$120,226.44
Typical High
$208,929.61

Where Pennsylvania sits

The same service costs 11.0 times more in Vermont than in Michigan. 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.

Pennsylvania· 25th of 51

$138,038

VT $234,423MI $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.