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Back/Neck Procedures Except Spinal Fusion (MCC or Device)

California rates for MS-DRG 518

Back And Neck Procedures Except Spinal Fusion With Mcc Or Disc Device Or Neurostimulator

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Back/Neck Procedures Except Spinal Fusion (MCC or Device) cost?

$66,069

Typical facility fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $66,069 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $51,286 to $89,125.

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 $66,069 · 10th to 90th $20,417 to $134,896
$5K$10K$20K$50K$100Kfacility $66,069

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
$28,183.83
Median
$60,255.96
Typical High
$114,815.36
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20,417.38
Median
$66,069.34
Typical High
$134,896.29
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15,135.61
Median
$58,884.37
Typical High
$117,489.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26,915.35
Median
$63,095.73
Typical High
$117,489.76
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$302.00
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134,896.29
Median
$134,896.29
Typical High
$134,896.29
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30,902.95
Median
$70,794.58
Typical High
$134,896.29
Sutter Health Plus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39,810.72
Median
$39,810.72
Typical High
$39,810.72
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,585.78
Median
$44,668.36
Typical High
$112,201.85

Where California sits

The same service costs 4.3 times more in New York 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· 14th of 51

$66,069

NY $91,201MI $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.