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Wiring the Spine's Bony Bumps for Support

Alaska rates for HCPCS 22841

An added step during spine surgery in which wire is looped around the bony bumps that run down the middle of the back and tightened, holding the vertebrae steady while a fusion knits. It is one way of providing internal support and is always done as part of a larger spine operation rather than on its own. It is billed in addition to the main operation.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Wiring the Spine's Bony Bumps for Support cost?

$1,585

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,585 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,585 from a physician practice, and about $1,862 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,585$1,047 to $1,585
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,862$955 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $479 to $12,023Professionalmedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $389 to $1,905
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,862professional $1,585

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$5,888.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,288.25
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,691.53
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$1,905.46
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,584.89
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,691.53
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,288.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,089.30

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 4.6 times more in Alaska than in Florida. 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$1,585

AK $1,585FL $347

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.