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Cervical Spinal Fusion without Complications

California rates for MS-DRG 473

Cervical Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Cervical Spinal Fusion without Complications cost?

$44,668

Typical facility fee. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $44,668 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $33,884 to $67,608.

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 $44,668 · 10th to 90th $14,454 to $83,176
$200$1K$5K$20K$100Kfacility $44,668

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14,454.40
Median
$47,863.01
Typical High
$95,499.26
Ambetter
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20,417.38
Median
$29,512.09
Typical High
$46,773.51
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34,673.69
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$77,624.71
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25,703.96
Median
$47,863.01
Typical High
$81,283.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26,915.35
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$87,096.36
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$302.00
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29,512.09
Median
$53,703.18
Typical High
$87,096.36
Sutter Health Plus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42,657.95
Median
$42,657.95
Typical High
$42,657.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,309.57
Median
$32,359.37
Typical High
$77,624.71

Where California sits

The same service costs 239.9 times more in Alaska than in Hawaii. 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· 13th of 51

$44,668

AK $66,069HI $275

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.