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Single Level Spinal Fusion Except Cervical (without MCC)

California rates for MS-DRG 451

Single Level Spinal Fusion Except Cervical without MCC

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Single Level Spinal Fusion Except Cervical (without MCC) cost?

$57,544

Typical facility fee. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $57,544 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $31,623 to $89,125.

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 $57,544 · 10th to 90th $6,918 to $138,038
$1K$10K$100Kfacility $57,544

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
$30,199.52
Median
$57,543.99
Typical High
$151,356.12
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10,232.93
Median
$66,069.34
Typical High
$151,356.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43,651.58
Median
$69,183.10
Typical High
$138,038.43
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$302.00
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45,708.82
Median
$77,624.71
Typical High
$147,910.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,309.57
Median
$38,018.94
Typical High
$112,201.85

Where California sits

The same service costs 316.2 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· 20th of 51

$57,544

AK $87,096HI $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.