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Combined Anterior/Posterior Spinal Fusion (with MCC)

California rates for MS-DRG 453

Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion with MCC

Rates data updated October 2026.

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

$186,209

Typical facility fee. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $186,209 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $107,152 to $186,209.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $186,209 · 10th to 90th $41,687 to $213,796
$2K$10K$50K$200Kfacility $186,209

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
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41,686.94
Median
$120,226.44
Typical High
$323,593.66
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169,824.37
Median
$169,824.37
Typical High
$213,796.21
Sutter Health Plus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186,208.71
Median
$186,208.71
Typical High
$186,208.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$36,307.81
Typical High
$56,234.13

Where California sits

The same service costs 69.2 times more in Massachusetts than in Ohio. 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· 6th of 39

$186,209

MA $239,883OH $3,467

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.