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Removal Of Spine Segments To Correct A Hump

Iowa rates for HCPCS 22818

Surgery that corrects a severe, fixed forward curve of the spine by removing whole vertebrae, working right around the spinal column from both front and back. It covers removal of one or two segments, after which the remaining spine is brought into a straighter position.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of Spine Segments To Correct A Hump cost?

$3,467

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,467 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,388 from a physician practice, and about $6,310 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 7 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$3,388$2,188 to $4,786
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,310$5,248 to $10,233

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,310 · 10th to 90th $3,388 to $13,490Professionalmedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $1,950 to $7,079
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $6,310professional $3,388

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
$3,388.44
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$10,232.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$12,882.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$6,025.60
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$6,165.95
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$15,135.61
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$31,622.78
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$7,585.78
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,471.29
Median
$22,387.21
Typical High
$46,773.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$6,025.60
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$4,677.35

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 4.0 times more in California 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.

Iowa· 12th of 51

$3,467

CA $8,511DE $2,138

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.