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Medical Back Problems without Major Complications

Alabama rates for MS-DRG 552

Medical Back Problems without MCC

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Medical Back Problems without Major Complications cost?

$8,318

Typical facility fee. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,318 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $5,370 to $12,023.

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 $8,318 · 10th to 90th $3,162 to $15,136
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $8,318

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
$6,606.93
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$9,120.11
Ambetter
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8,912.51
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$11,481.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$15,135.61
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$13,803.84

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 95.5 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· 49th of 51

$8,318

AK $26,303HI $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.