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Fusion Of The Sacroiliac Joint

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 27280

Joins the sacroiliac joint, where the base of the spine meets the pelvis, so the two bones grow together and the joint stops moving. The joint surfaces are prepared through an incision and bone graft is placed to make them knit, which relieves pain coming from that joint.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Fusion Of The Sacroiliac Joint cost?

$8,215

Typical total for the visit. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,215 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,905 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,310 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 55 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,905$1,445 to $2,884
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,310$2,818 to $11,220

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,310 · 10th to 90th $1,413 to $16,596Professionalmedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $4,467
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $6,310professional $1,905

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$13,182.57
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$20,417.38
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$16,595.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$10,471.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$30,199.52

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Nebraska than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee
NE $13,253MD $3,737

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.