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Surgical Exploration Of A Spinal Fusion

Montana rates for HCPCS 22830

Reopens a previously fused part of the spine so the surgeon can look directly at the fusion and any hardware and see whether the bones have knitted together. It is done when ongoing pain or unclear imaging suggests the fusion has not solidified. What is found determines whether further repair is needed.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Surgical Exploration Of A Spinal Fusion cost?

$2,699

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,699 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,318 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,380 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,318$871 to $1,318
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,380$1,349 to $1,585

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $8,128Professionalmedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $692 to $1,380
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,380professional $1,318

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
$707.95
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,318.26
BCBS Montana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$16,982.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,318.26
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,548.82
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,445.44
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$16,982.44
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$9,120.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,513.56

Where Montana sits

The same service costs 8.5 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Montana· 49th of 51

$2,699

$1,318 physician + $1,380 facility

AK $14,870TX $1,748

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.