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

Washington 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?

$32,359

Typical facility fee. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $32,359 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $25,704 to $39,811.

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 $32,359 · 10th to 90th $19,498 to $48,978
$10K$20K$50Kfacility $32,359

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
$25,118.86
Median
$38,018.94
Typical High
$61,659.50
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15,848.93
Median
$29,512.09
Typical High
$42,657.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23,442.29
Median
$32,359.37
Typical High
$48,977.88
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14,791.08
Median
$23,988.33
Typical High
$25,703.96
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19,054.61
Median
$26,915.35
Typical High
$41,686.94
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20,417.38
Median
$29,512.09
Typical High
$39,810.72
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13,182.57
Median
$29,512.09
Typical High
$42,657.95

Where Washington 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.

Washington· 9th of 51

$32,359

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.