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Septic Arthritis with Major Complications

California rates for MS-DRG 548

Septic Arthritis with MCC

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Septic Arthritis with Major Complications cost?

$47,863

Typical facility fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $47,863 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $37,154 to $69,183.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $47,863 · 10th to 90th $26,303 to $81,283
$200$1K$5K$20K$100Kfacility $47,863

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
$29,512.09
Median
$44,668.36
Typical High
$81,283.05
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27,542.29
Median
$47,863.01
Typical High
$81,283.05
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15,135.61
Median
$31,622.78
Typical High
$74,131.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27,542.29
Median
$39,810.72
Typical High
$69,183.10
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$302.00
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69,183.10
Median
$69,183.10
Typical High
$69,183.10
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27,542.29
Median
$43,651.58
Typical High
$81,283.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$33,884.42
Typical High
$75,857.76

Where California sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Montana 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· 4th of 51

$47,863

MT $48,978NM $15,488

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.