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Cervical Spinal Fusion with Major Complications

North Carolina 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?

$54,954

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $54,954 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $39,811 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $54,954 · 10th to 90th $26,303 to $95,499
$5K$10K$20K$50K$100Kfacility $54,954

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
$23,442.29
Median
$48,977.88
Typical High
$69,183.10
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19,952.62
Median
$53,703.18
Typical High
$83,176.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38,018.94
Median
$72,443.60
Typical High
$97,723.72
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38,018.94
Median
$67,608.30
Typical High
$112,201.85

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 40th of 51

$54,954

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.