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Neck fusion from the back in Minnesota: what insurers pay

Posted commercial rates at 15 Minnesota hospitals, each next to its own Medicare base rate.

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MS-DRG 472

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Lakeview Memorial Hospital Stillwater$36,3881.6×22026-03-31
Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital Saint Louis Park$44,0622.0×32026-03-31
Mercy Hospital (Allina, Coon Rapids) Coon Rapids$47,2992.1×42026-06-17
United Hospital (Allina) Saint Paul$47,2992.1×42026-06-16
Buffalo Hospital Buffalo$49,9182.3×32026-06-16
Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis$55,5742.5×52026-06-16

MS-DRG 473

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
North Memorial Health Robbinsdale$18,6611.0×52026-09-25
Hennepin County Medical Center Minneapolis$29,1311.6×32025-12-17
Lakeview Memorial Hospital Stillwater$29,6371.6×32026-03-31
Mercy Hospital (Allina, Coon Rapids) Coon Rapids$36,5062.0×42026-06-17
United Hospital (Allina) Saint Paul$36,5062.0×42026-06-16
Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital Saint Louis Park$36,5122.0×32026-03-31
Regions Hospital Saint Paul$36,5122.0×32026-03-31
M Health Fairview Lakes Medical Center Wyoming$40,6542.2×32026-02-05
M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina$40,6542.2×32026-02-06
M Health Fairview Northland Medical Center Princeton$40,6542.2×32026-01-29
M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville$40,6542.2×32026-02-06
Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis$41,3032.3×52026-06-16
Buffalo Hospital Buffalo$41,3652.3×32026-06-16
Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge$41,3652.3×32026-06-16
M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center Minneapolis$43,4142.4×32026-02-06

MS-DRG 471

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital Saint Louis Park$72,2182.0×32026-03-31
Mercy Hospital (Allina, Coon Rapids) Coon Rapids$77,5242.1×42026-06-17
United Hospital (Allina) Saint Paul$77,5242.1×42026-06-16
Buffalo Hospital Buffalo$81,8172.3×32026-06-16
Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis$91,0862.5×52026-06-16

Questions

How much do insurers pay for neck fusion from the back in Minnesota?

15 Minnesota hospitals post usable commercial rates for neck fusion from the back in their federal price-transparency files. For inpatient stay (MS-DRG 472), the median across 6 hospitals is $47,299, 2.1× each hospital's local Medicare base rate. Your share depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance; the surgeon and anesthesia bill separately.