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Fusion Of The Top Neck Bones To The Skull Base

Rhode Island 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?

$2,570

Typical physician fee. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,570 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,778 to $3,020.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,918 · 10th to 90th $3,715 to $28,184Professionalmedian $2,455 · 10th to 90th $1,778 to $3,631
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,918professional $2,455

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$3,019.95
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$3,981.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$28,183.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$4,365.16

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 26th of 51

$2,570

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.