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Single Level Spinal Fusion Except Cervical (without MCC)

North Carolina 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?

$48,978

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $48,978 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $35,481 to $64,565.

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 $48,978 · 10th to 90th $28,840 to $77,625
$5K$10K$20K$50K$100Kfacility $48,978

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
$23,442.29
Median
$32,359.37
Typical High
$63,095.73
Ambetter
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35,481.34
Median
$35,481.34
Typical High
$48,977.88
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21,379.62
Median
$38,904.51
Typical High
$63,095.73
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36,307.81
Median
$48,977.88
Typical High
$66,069.34
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24,547.09
Median
$32,359.37
Typical High
$77,624.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36,307.81
Median
$66,069.34
Typical High
$89,125.09

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 29th of 51

$48,978

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.