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Spinal Fusion Except Cervical without Major Complications

California rates for MS-DRG 460

Spinal fusion except cervical w/o MCC

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Spinal Fusion Except Cervical without Major Complications cost?

$50,119

Typical facility fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $50,119 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $36,308 to $72,444.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $50,119 · 10th to 90th $100 to $117,490
$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $50,119

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
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$144,543.98
Sutter Health Plus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85,113.80
Median
$85,113.80
Typical High
$85,113.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17,378.01
Median
$41,686.94
Typical High
$67,608.30

Where California sits

The same service costs 12.0 times more in Connecticut than in Rhode Island. 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 41

$50,119

CT $91,201RI $7,586

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.