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Additional Level Of Lower Back Spinal Fusion

Pennsylvania rates for HCPCS 22634

Fuses one more level of the lower spine during the same operation, joining an additional pair of vertebrae so they heal together into one solid segment. It is billed in addition to the main procedure, and applies when more than one level of the lower back needs to be fused. Fusing an extra level stops movement there, which is done when more than one worn or unstable level is causing symptoms.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Additional Level Of Lower Back Spinal Fusion cost?

$1,174

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,174 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $513 to the doctor who performs it, and $661 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 10 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$513$468 to $617
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$661$263 to $2,344

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $661 · 10th to 90th $87 to $6,166Professionalmedian $513 · 10th to 90th $447 to $955
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $661professional $513

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$51.29
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$28,183.83
Typical High
$56,234.13
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,047.13
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$954.99
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,071.52
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$2,041.74
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$6,606.93
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$537.03
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$257.04
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$102.33
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$389.05
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$77.62
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$51.29
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$812.83
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,479.11
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$812.83

Where Pennsylvania sits

The same service costs 22.9 times more in Alabama than in Delaware. 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

Pennsylvania· 41st of 51

$1,174

$513 physician + $661 facility

AL $15,380DE $671

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.