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

New Hampshire 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 October 2026.

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

$7,818

Typical total for the visit. In New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,818 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,570 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,248 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,570$2,138 to $3,388
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,248$3,090 to $8,511

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,248 · 10th to 90th $2,692 to $13,183Professionalmedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $1,778 to $4,467
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,248professional $2,570

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$20,892.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$1,862.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$6,309.57
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$4,570.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,818.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$724.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$12,882.50
Typical High
$16,218.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$5,011.87
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$8,511.38
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$4,168.69
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$912.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,380.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25

Where New Hampshire sits

The same service costs 5.3 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

New Hampshire· 22nd of 51

$7,818

$2,570 physician + $5,248 facility

AK $17,981KY $3,363

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.