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Fusion Of The Top Neck Bones To The Skull Base

North Carolina 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 July 2026.

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

$2,630

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,630 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,630 from a physician practice, and about $3,236 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,630$1,995 to $3,802
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,236$2,188 to $8,710

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $1,905 to $13,804Professionalmedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $1,820 to $5,623
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $3,236professional $2,630

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$13,803.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$5,623.41
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$5,370.32
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$3,388.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$4,570.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$4,570.88
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,549.93
Median
$18,620.87
Typical High
$28,840.32
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$4,073.80
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$53,703.18
Typical High
$53,703.18
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14,125.38
Median
$14,125.38
Typical High
$17,782.79

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 5.5 times more in California 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.

North Carolina· 24th of 51

$2,630

CA $10,715KY $1,950

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.