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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 October 2026.

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

$10,233

Typical negotiated rate. Nationwide, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10,233 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $30.20 from a physician practice, and about $11,482 from a hospital or other facility.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$30.20$30.20 to $347
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$11,482$7,244 to $15,136

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11,482 · 10th to 90th $3,090 to $21,380Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $30 to $794
$100$1K$10Kfacility $11,482professional $30

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$21,379.62
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70,794.58
Median
$70,794.58
Typical High
$70,794.58
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74,131.02
Median
$74,131.02
Typical High
$74,131.02
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$346.74
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$831.76
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,023.29
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$794.33
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 2344.2 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 $70,795SC $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.