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Cervical Spinal Fusion without Complications

North Carolina rates for MS-DRG 473

Cervical spinal fusion w/o CC/MCC

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Cervical Spinal Fusion without Complications cost?

$30,200

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $30,200 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $23,442 to $37,154.

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 $30,200 · 10th to 90th $20,417 to $47,863
$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $30,200

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
$21,877.62
Median
$28,183.83
Typical High
$34,673.69
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16,218.10
Median
$28,183.83
Typical High
$42,657.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23,442.29
Median
$37,153.52
Typical High
$48,977.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20,892.96
Median
$37,153.52
Typical High
$56,234.13

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 3.4 times more in California than in New Mexico. 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· 35th of 51

$30,200

CA $66,069NM $19,498

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.