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Cervical Spinal Fusion with Major Complications

California rates for MS-DRG 471

Cervical spinal fusion w MCC

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Cervical Spinal Fusion with Major Complications cost?

$109,648

Typical facility fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $109,648 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $52,481 to $117,490.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $109,648 · 10th to 90th $15,488 to $162,181
$500$2K$10K$50K$200Kfacility $109,648

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
$12,589.25
Median
$74,131.02
Typical High
$134,896.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35,481.34
Median
$114,815.36
Typical High
$173,780.08
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12,022.64
Median
$79,432.82
Typical High
$141,253.75
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30,902.95
Median
$81,283.05
Typical High
$151,356.12
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$302.00
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173,780.08
Median
$173,780.08
Typical High
$173,780.08
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32,359.37
Median
$83,176.38
Typical High
$169,824.37
Sutter Health Plus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70,794.58
Median
$70,794.58
Typical High
$70,794.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,585.78
Median
$45,708.82
Typical High
$144,543.98

Where California sits

The same service costs 5.9 times more in New York 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· 5th of 51

$109,648

NY $125,893MI $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.