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Open Repair Of A Broken Or Dislocated Vertebra

Montana rates for HCPCS 22326

Open surgery through the back to reposition and stabilize a single broken or dislocated bone of the spine. The bone is realigned under direct view and held in place so the spinal cord and nerves are protected while it heals. Each further damaged vertebra treated in the same operation is billed separately.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Open Repair Of A Broken Or Dislocated Vertebra cost?

$4,969

Typical total for the visit. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,969 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,399 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,570 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,399$1,622 to $2,399
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,570$2,512 to $2,884

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $2,138 to $9,120Professionalmedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $85 to $2,570
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $2,570professional $2,399

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,398.83
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$30,902.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,398.83
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,884.03
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,691.53
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$30,902.95
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$9,120.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,754.23

Where Montana 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

Montana· 43rd of 51

$4,969

$2,399 physician + $2,570 facility

AK $16,637KY $3,139

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.