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

North Carolina 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?

$19,953

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19,953 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $15,136 to $26,303.

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 $19,953 · 10th to 90th $13,490 to $31,623
$5K$10K$20Kfacility $19,953

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
$14,125.38
Median
$19,952.62
Typical High
$33,884.42
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,232.93
Median
$16,982.44
Typical High
$27,542.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14,454.40
Median
$22,908.68
Typical High
$30,199.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13,489.63
Median
$22,387.21
Typical High
$34,673.69

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 33rd of 51

$19,953

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.