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CPT 22840 at Seattle Children's Hospital
Arthrodesis - Spine
Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle
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 Seattle Children's Hospital publishes for this code: as an outpatient
Seattle Children's Hospital’s prices for CPT 22840, as an outpatient| Who pays | Hospital’s fee (lowest – highest) | Doctor’s fee the hospital lists |
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| Commercial insuranceInsurer rates | $275 – $2,518at least 58 plans | — |
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| Medicaid managed careInsurer rates | $99.19 – $468at least 9 plans | — |
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| Medicaid (state program)Insurer rates | $96.30 – $425at least 1 plan | — |
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| Other government programInsurer rates | $205 – $894at least 1 plan | — |
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| UnknownInsurer rates | $96.30 – $1,976at least 21 plans | — |
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| Cash pricePaying yourself, without insurance | $701 – $178,026 | — |
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| List priceBefore any discount; few people pay it | $701 – $3,147 | — |
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Lowest and highest amounts Seattle Children's Hospital lists for this code as an outpatient, including lines it lists for both settings or without saying which. This is one line of a bill; most care brings several.
What Seattle Children's Hospital publishes for this code: during a hospital stay
Seattle Children's Hospital’s prices for CPT 22840, during a hospital stay| Who pays | Hospital’s fee (lowest – highest) | Doctor’s fee the hospital lists |
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| Commercial insuranceInsurer rates | $223 – $3,273at least 58 plans | — |
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| Medicaid managed careInsurer rates | $87.56 – $608at least 9 plans | — |
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| Medicaid (state program)Insurer rates | $85.01 – $553at least 1 plan | — |
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| Other government programInsurer rates | $179 – $1,162at least 1 plan | — |
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| UnknownInsurer rates | $85.01 – $2,569at least 21 plans | — |
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| Cash pricePaying yourself, without insurance | $629 – $4,091 | — |
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| List priceBefore any discount; few people pay it | $629 – $4,091 | — |
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Lowest and highest amounts Seattle Children's Hospital lists for this code during a hospital stay, including lines it lists for both settings or without saying which. This is one line of a bill; most care brings several.
Bills to expect
The hospital’s fee is the price above. Doctors usually send their own bills. Their amounts here are what original Medicare allows in Seattle (King County) for 2026, and a private-plan estimate of 118% to 179% of that (the range found across studies of what insurers pay doctors). Those are estimates, not quotes.
Bills to expect for CPT 22840 at Seattle Children's Hospital| Bill | What it’s for | Original Medicare allows | Private plan estimate |
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| Hospital's feeThe hospital | The service | — | The price above |
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Original Medicare amounts are only for people on original Medicare. Your share depends on your plan’s deductible, copay and coinsurance.
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