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Spine Or Joint Procedure

Montana rates for HCPCS 0221T

A procedure involving the spine or a joint, used to diagnose or treat a musculoskeletal condition. Given its cost is notably higher than a simple injection, it likely involves a more involved intervention such as device placement or a structural treatment. Ask your provider for the specific diagnosis and technique involved in your case.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Spine Or Joint Procedure cost?

$1,445

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,445 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,445 from a physician practice, and about $2,291 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,445$1,349 to $2,291
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,291$2,291 to $2,291

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $1,479 to $14,791Professionalmedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $2,291
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,291professional $1,445

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,445.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,089.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,089.30
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$19,952.62
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$19,952.62
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,089.30
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14,791.08
Median
$14,791.08
Typical High
$14,791.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,511.89

Where Montana sits

The same service costs 25.1 times more in California than in Minnesota. 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.

Montana· 20th of 51

$1,445

CA $5,248MN $209

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.