Repair Of A Broken Peg Bone At The Top Of The Neck

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 22318

Repairs a break in the peg-shaped upright of the second bone in the neck, the post that the head pivots around, working through an incision at the front of the neck. A screw or similar hardware is placed to hold the broken piece against the rest of the bone while it heals. Fixing it directly can spare months in a rigid brace or halo.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Repair Of A Broken Peg Bone At The Top Of The Neck cost?

$8,968

Typical total for the visit. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,968 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,512 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,457 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

28% physician fee72% facility fee

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 53 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the bill	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it	The doctor who performs it	$2,512	$1,862 to $3,548
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center	The hospital or surgery center	$6,457	$3,162 to $10,965

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,457 · 10th to 90th $1,738 to $16,218Professionalmedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $5,012

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $1,548.82 Median $5,248.07 Typical High $13,489.63	Facility	Global	$1,548.82	$5,248.07	$13,489.63
BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $3,388.44 Median $8,912.51 Typical High $16,982.44	Facility	Global	$3,388.44	$8,912.51	$16,982.44
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $645.65 Median $4,570.88 Typical High $12,589.25	Facility	Global	$645.65	$4,570.88	$12,589.25
United Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $2,041.74 Median $8,912.51 Typical High $21,877.62	Facility	Global	$2,041.74	$8,912.51	$21,877.62

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 4.4 times more in Nebraska than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee

NE $13,048MD $2,950

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.