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Tailbone-Approach Fusion With Hardware, Added Level

California 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 facility fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11,749 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $8,318 to $14,454.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11,749 · 10th to 90th $7,079 to $20,417Professionalmedian $631 · 10th to 90th $141 to $832
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $11,749professional $631

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
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,079.46
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$20,417.38
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$831.76
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$870.96

Where California sits

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.

California· 3rd of 16

$11,749

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.