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

Washington 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?

$81,283

Typical facility fee. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $81,283 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $64,565 to $100,000.

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 $81,283 · 10th to 90th $47,863 to $123,027
$20K$50K$100K$200Kfacility $81,283

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
$63,095.73
Median
$95,499.26
Typical High
$154,881.66
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39,810.72
Median
$74,131.02
Typical High
$104,712.85
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58,884.37
Median
$81,283.05
Typical High
$123,026.88
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41,686.94
Median
$56,234.13
Typical High
$63,095.73
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47,863.01
Median
$67,608.30
Typical High
$102,329.30
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52,480.75
Median
$74,131.02
Typical High
$102,329.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32,359.37
Median
$74,131.02
Typical High
$107,151.93

Where Washington 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.

Washington· 7th of 51

$81,283

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.