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Rods and Screws Spanning Many Spinal Levels

South Dakota rates for HCPCS 22844

Attaches rods anchored by screws or hooks to the back of the spine across a long stretch of vertebrae, holding them in position while a fusion heals. This is the version used when a large number of spinal bones are linked together, as in major deformity surgery. It is billed in addition to the fusion itself.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Rods and Screws Spanning Many Spinal Levels cost?

$2,718

Typical total for the visit. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,718 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,905 to the doctor who performs it, and $813 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,905$1,514 to $2,239
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$813$126 to $1,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $813 · 10th to 90th $126 to $1,698Professionalmedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $2,630
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $813professional $1,905

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
$954.99
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,630.27
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,698.24
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$12,589.25
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,187.76
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,137.96
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,905.46
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,630.27
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,238.72

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 7.0 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

South Dakota· 22nd of 51

$2,718

$1,905 physician + $813 facility

AL $7,936DE $1,129

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.