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Spinal Rods and Screws Across 7 to 12 Bones

Alaska rates for HCPCS 22843

Anchors rods to the spine at multiple points along its length using screws, hooks or wires fixed into the individual bones, holding the corrected position while a fusion heals. Attaching to each bone in turn gives strong control over the shape of the spine. This version spans a moderate stretch, about seven to twelve bones, and is billed in addition to the main procedure.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Spinal Rods and Screws Across 7 to 12 Bones cost?

$4,514

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,514 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $3,311 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,202 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$3,311$1,820 to $3,802
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,202$955 to $5,623

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $479 to $12,023Professionalmedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $794 to $4,365
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,202professional $3,311

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
$2,511.89
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$4,677.35
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,691.53
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$5,623.41
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$4,677.35
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$3,311.31
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$5,370.32
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$4,786.30

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 8.2 times more in Alabama 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Alaska· 5th of 51

$4,514

$3,311 physician + $1,202 facility

AL $7,738DE $946

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.