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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 July 2026.

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

$61,660

Typical facility fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $61,660 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $37,154 to $104,713.

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 $61,660 · 10th to 90th $14,454 to $138,038
$1K$10K$100Kfacility $61,660

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
$26,915.35
Median
$70,794.58
Typical High
$138,038.43
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,309.57
Median
$57,543.99
Typical High
$154,881.66
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38,018.94
Median
$61,659.50
Typical High
$144,543.98
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$302.00
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39,810.72
Median
$74,131.02
Typical High
$165,958.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,918.31
Median
$38,018.94
Typical High
$125,892.54

Where California sits

The same service costs 3.9 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.

California· 16th of 51

$61,660

VT $83,176MI $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.