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Removal Of Spine Segments To Correct A Hump

Idaho 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 October 2026.

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

$3,802

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,802 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,802 from a physician practice, and about $9,772 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3,802$3,236 to $4,266
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$9,772$5,495 to $15,488

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9,772 · 10th to 90th $2,951 to $26,303Professionalmedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $2,692 to $4,571
$100$1K$10Kfacility $9,772professional $3,802

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
$4,466.84
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,943.28
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$30,902.95
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$4,265.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10,232.93
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$15,488.17
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$3,388.44
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$5,495.41
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$5,128.61
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$3,630.78
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$4,677.35
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19,054.61
Median
$25,118.86
Typical High
$31,622.78
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$5,128.61
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,862.09
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$10,715.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,677.35
21 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,187.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$870.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,235.94
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,019.95
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$3,715.35
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$407.38
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,570.40
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
63 · Small infant
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$4,897.79
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$2,884.03
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$660.69
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$660.69
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$660.69
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$562.34
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,187.76
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$870.96
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,235.94
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$436.52
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,019.95

Where Idaho sits

The same service costs 6.5 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.

Idaho· 11th of 51

$3,802

AK $8,710TX $1,349

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.