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Fusion Of The Sacroiliac Joint

Alaska 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 October 2026.

How much does Fusion Of The Sacroiliac Joint cost?

$20,631

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20,631 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $5,495 to the doctor who performs it, and $15,136 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$5,495$3,311 to $5,754
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$15,136$7,413 to $29,512

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15,136 · 10th to 90th $6,607 to $45,709Professionalmedian $5,495 · 10th to 90th $1,318 to $6,918
$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $15,136professional $5,495

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
$2,344.23
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$18,197.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$11,220.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21,379.62
Median
$35,481.34
Typical High
$50,118.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$4,466.84
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$9,332.54
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$7,585.78
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$5,495.41
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,606.93
Median
$33,884.42
Typical High
$109,647.82
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,606.93
Median
$15,135.61
Typical High
$16,595.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,244.36

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 7.3 times more in Alabama than in Texas. 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· 3rd of 51

$20,631

$5,495 physician + $15,136 facility

AL $22,698TX $3,114

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.