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Other Musculoskeletal/Connective Tissue Surgery (with MCC)

California rates for MS-DRG 515

Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue O.R. Procedures with MCC

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Other Musculoskeletal/Connective Tissue Surgery (with MCC) cost?

$57,544

Typical facility fee. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $57,544 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $45,709 to $83,176.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $57,544 · 10th to 90th $11,220 to $112,202
$1K$10K$100Kfacility $57,544

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
$46,773.51
Median
$63,095.73
Typical High
$117,489.76
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45,708.82
Median
$53,703.18
Typical High
$114,815.36
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31,622.78
Median
$60,255.96
Typical High
$107,151.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35,481.34
Median
$64,565.42
Typical High
$112,201.85
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$302.00
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44,668.36
Median
$70,794.58
Typical High
$128,824.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$54,954.09
Typical High
$120,226.44

Where California sits

The same service costs 316.2 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· 14th of 51

$57,544

AK $87,096HI $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.