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Musculoskeletal/Connective Tissue Surgery (without CC/MCC)

Texas rates for MS-DRG 517

Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue O.R. Procedures without CC/MCC

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Musculoskeletal/Connective Tissue Surgery (without CC/MCC) cost?

$20,893

Typical facility fee. In Texas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20,893 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $14,125 to $29,512.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20,893 · 10th to 90th $10,000 to $38,019
$10K$20K$50Kfacility $20,893

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
$15,848.93
Median
$26,915.35
Typical High
$38,904.51
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,128.31
Median
$15,488.17
Typical High
$26,302.68
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13,803.84
Median
$23,988.33
Typical High
$42,657.95
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54,954.09
Median
$83,176.38
Typical High
$83,176.38
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13,803.84
Median
$19,952.62
Typical High
$45,708.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,000.00
Median
$18,620.87
Typical High
$43,651.58

Where Texas sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in New York 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.

Texas· 34th of 51

$20,893

NY $39,811NM $12,303

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.