CPT 20938

Arthrodesis - Spine

Current code25 hospitals with prices

This name is the CMS category the code belongs to (CMS's Restructured BETOS Classification System), shared with similar codes. The official CPT description belongs to the American Medical Association and isn't shown.

What Washington hospitals publish for this code

Medicare Advantage: Rate for a private Medicare Advantage plan. Applies only to members of that plan.

Prices for CPT 20938 by hospital
Hospital	Medicare Advantage rates (lowest – highest)	Cash price	List price (before discounts)
Legacy Salmon Creek Medical CenterVancouverFile dated 2026-04-01	—	$117 – $333Doctor’s fee: $217 – $333	$180 – $513Doctor’s fee: $334 – $513
Seattle Children's HospitalSeattle	—	—	$153 – $763
Trios HealthKennewick	—	—	$377,077

Lowest and highest amounts each hospital lists for this code during a hospital stay, including lines it lists for both settings or without saying which. A doctor’s fee is shown separately when the hospital lists one with the code. “At least” means plans were counted in more than one group and some may be the same plan. This is one line of a bill; most care brings several.

Medicare (traditional) reference

Only for people on original Medicare. These are CMS’s 2026 amounts. They aren’t what private insurance or cash patients pay.

Doctor's fee, Seattle (King County): $170 in a hospital or surgery center
Doctor's fee, rest of Washington: $159 in a hospital or surgery center

How hospitals also write this code

Some price files write it differently. These are counted as CPT 20938:

20938P (with a letter after it, P; 2 price lines)
20938T (with a letter after it, T; 1 price line)