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Cervical Spinal Fusion with Complications

California rates for MS-DRG 472

Cervical spinal fusion w CC

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Cervical Spinal Fusion with Complications cost?

$81,283

Typical facility fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $81,283 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $35,481 to $91,201.

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 $81,283 · 10th to 90th $14,454 to $107,152
$500$2K$10K$50Kfacility $81,283

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
$12,022.64
Median
$56,234.13
Typical High
$97,723.72
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16,982.44
Median
$87,096.36
Typical High
$107,151.93
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$107,151.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21,877.62
Median
$53,703.18
Typical High
$100,000.00
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
$104,712.85
Median
$104,712.85
Typical High
$104,712.85
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30,902.95
Median
$58,884.37
Typical High
$104,712.85
Sutter Health Plus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56,234.13
Median
$56,234.13
Typical High
$56,234.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,585.78
Median
$36,307.81
Typical High
$93,325.43

Where California sits

The same service costs 3.8 times more in California 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· 1st of 51

$81,283

CA $81,283MI $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.