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Chiropractic Spinal Adjustment, 1-2 Regions

Missouri rates for HCPCS 98940

A chiropractor uses hands-on manipulation to adjust the spine in one or two regions, such as the neck or lower back, to help improve joint motion and relieve pain. The adjustment involves a controlled, quick movement applied to the spine. This version covers a smaller portion of the spine than adjustments involving more regions.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Chiropractic Spinal Adjustment, 1-2 Regions cost?

$30.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $30.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $30.20 from a physician practice, and about $41.69 from a hospital or other facility.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$30.20$25.70 to $38.02
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$41.69$33.11 to $100

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $42 · 10th to 90th $22 to $100Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $21 to $52
$20$50$100facility $42professional $30

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$30.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$30.20
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$29.51
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$46.77
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$28.18
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AT · Acute treatment
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$33.11
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
96 · Habilitative service + AT · Acute treatment + GP · Physical therapy plan + Q6 · Substitute physician, paid per time
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67

Where Missouri sits

The same service costs 2.8 times more in Alaska than in Washington, DC. 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.

Missouri· 19th of 51

$30.20

AK $47.86DC $17.38

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.