Tailbone-Approach Fusion With Hardware, Added Level

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 0309T

Fusion of the disc space one level above the lowest one in the lower back, reached through a small opening near the tailbone, with hardware placed to hold the segment steady while it knits. Disc material is cleared out, bone graft is packed in, and X-ray guidance is used throughout. It is billed in addition to the main procedure.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Tailbone-Approach Fusion With Hardware, Added Level cost?

$11,749

Typical negotiated rate. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11,749 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $200 from a physician practice, and about $11,749 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed by	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	A doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	$200	$30.20 to $631
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$11,749	$8,318 to $14,454

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11,749 · 10th to 90th $6,918 to $20,417Professionalmedian $200 · 10th to 90th $30 to $67,608

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $6,918.31 Median $11,748.98 Typical High $19,054.61	Facility	Global	$6,918.31	$11,748.98	$19,054.61

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 2041.7 times more in Kentucky than in South Carolina. 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.

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KY $61,660SC $30.20

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.