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Fusion Of The Top Neck Bones To The Skull Base

Montana rates for HCPCS 22548

Fusion of the uppermost bones of the neck to the base of the skull, reached through the mouth or through an incision at the front of the neck. It steadies a joint that has become unstable, and may include removing the peg of bone that projects upward from the second neck vertebra.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Fusion Of The Top Neck Bones To The Skull Base cost?

$3,162

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,162 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,162 from a physician practice, and about $3,388 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3,162$2,138 to $3,162
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,388$3,311 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $2,818 to $15,136Professionalmedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $85 to $3,388
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $3,388professional $3,162

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
$1,659.59
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,801.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$15,135.61
Typical High
$30,902.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$3,162.28
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$3,801.89
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$3,548.13
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$15,135.61
Typical High
$30,902.95
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$25,118.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$3,630.78

Where Montana sits

The same service costs 16.2 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

Montana· 14th of 51

$3,162

AK $8,128TX $501

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.