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Postoperative/Post-Trauma Infection Surgery (with MCC)

California rates for MS-DRG 856

Postoperative or Posttraumatic Infections with O.R. Procedures with MCC

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Postoperative/Post-Trauma Infection Surgery (with MCC) cost?

$83,176

Typical facility fee. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $83,176 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $64,565 to $120,226.

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 $83,176 · 10th to 90th $10,471 to $162,181
$1K$10K$100Kfacility $83,176

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
$66,069.34
Median
$100,000.00
Typical High
$213,796.21
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64,565.42
Median
$75,857.76
Typical High
$165,958.69
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42,657.95
Median
$77,624.71
Typical High
$138,038.43
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66,069.34
Median
$102,329.30
Typical High
$162,181.01
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$302.00
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66,069.34
Median
$109,647.82
Typical High
$190,546.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$79,432.82
Typical High
$177,827.94

Where California sits

The same service costs 446.7 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.

California· 13th of 51

$83,176

AK $123,027HI $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.