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

New York 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?

$91,201

Typical facility fee. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $91,201 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $54,954 to $114,815.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $91,201 · 10th to 90th $37,154 to $144,544
$20K$50K$100K$200Kfacility $91,201

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
$32,359.37
Median
$79,432.82
Typical High
$144,543.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39,810.72
Median
$104,712.85
Typical High
$134,896.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63,095.73
Median
$104,712.85
Typical High
$134,896.29
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40,738.03
Median
$91,201.08
Typical High
$190,546.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21,379.62
Median
$74,131.02
Typical High
$123,026.88

Where New York 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.

New York· 1st of 51

$91,201

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.