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Spinal Rods and Screws Across 7 to 12 Bones

Montana 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?

$2,519

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,519 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,288 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,230 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$1,288$851 to $1,288
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,230$1,175 to $1,288

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $309 to $1,349Professionalmedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $676 to $1,413
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $1,230professional $1,288

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
$691.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,288.25
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,445.44
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,318.26
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,288.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$524.81
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 8.2 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

Montana· 21st of 51

$2,519

$1,288 physician + $1,230 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.