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Back/Neck Procedures Except Spinal Fusion (without CC/MCC)

California rates for MS-DRG 520

Back And Neck Procedures Except Spinal Fusion Without Cc/Mcc

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Back/Neck Procedures Except Spinal Fusion (without CC/MCC) cost?

$40,738

Typical facility fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $40,738 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $26,303 to $43,652.

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 $40,738 · 10th to 90th $20,417 to $58,884
$5K$10K$20K$50K$100Kfacility $40,738

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
$25,703.96
Median
$39,810.72
Typical High
$58,884.37
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20,417.38
Median
$40,738.03
Typical High
$53,703.18
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,317.64
Median
$32,359.37
Typical High
$56,234.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20,417.38
Median
$30,199.52
Typical High
$52,480.75
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
$89,125.09
Median
$89,125.09
Typical High
$89,125.09
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21,379.62
Median
$34,673.69
Typical High
$54,954.09
Sutter Health Plus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26,302.68
Median
$26,302.68
Typical High
$26,302.68
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,760.83
Median
$25,703.96
Typical High
$58,884.37

Where California sits

The same service costs 3.4 times more in California 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.

California· 1st of 51

$40,738

CA $40,738NM $12,023

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.