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Medical Back Problems with Major Complications

Alabama rates for MS-DRG 551

Medical Back Problems with MCC

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Medical Back Problems with Major Complications cost?

$14,125

Typical facility fee. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14,125 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $8,511 to $21,380.

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 $14,125 · 10th to 90th $3,162 to $26,303
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $14,125

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11,481.54
Median
$14,791.08
Typical High
$15,848.93
Ambetter
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21,379.62
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9,772.37
Median
$15,488.17
Typical High
$26,302.68
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$23,988.33

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 166.0 times more in Alaska than in Hawaii. 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.

Alabama· 50th of 51

$14,125

AK $45,709HI $275

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.