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

Louisiana 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?

$14,454

Typical facility fee. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14,454 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $11,220 to $19,055.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $14,454 · 10th to 90th $9,333 to $22,387
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $14,454

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
$9,332.54
Median
$14,125.38
Typical High
$21,877.62
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,964.78
Median
$17,378.01
Typical High
$22,908.68
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,549.93
Median
$14,454.40
Typical High
$24,547.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$13,803.84
Typical High
$24,547.09

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 46th of 51

$14,454

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.