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Removal Of Spine Segments To Correct A Hump

Montana 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?

$3,388

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,388 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,388 from a physician practice, and about $3,311 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3,388$2,239 to $3,467
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,311$3,236 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $3,090 to $14,791Professionalmedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $85 to $3,715
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $3,311professional $3,388

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,365.16
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$14,791.08
Typical High
$42,657.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$3,388.44
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,715.35
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,467.37
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$14,791.08
Typical High
$42,657.95
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$3,467.37
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$25,118.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$3,981.07

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 15th of 51

$3,388

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.