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Spine Or Joint Procedure

North Dakota 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?

$2,818

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,818 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,090 from a physician practice, and about $1,318 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$3,090$1,413 to $3,467
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,318$1,318 to $1,820

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $8,511Professionalmedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $4,074
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,318professional $3,090

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,412.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$4,073.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$870.96
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,981.07
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,019.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$14,454.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,570.40

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 4th of 51

$2,818

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.