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Artificial Disc Replacement, Extra Lower-Back Level

Massachusetts rates for HCPCS 0163T

A further worn or damaged disc in the lower back is removed and replaced with an artificial disc, working through an incision at the front of the body. The implant is meant to keep movement at that level of the spine instead of joining the bones together. It is billed in addition to the main procedure when more than one level is treated in the same operation.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Artificial Disc Replacement, Extra Lower-Back Level cost?

$5,370

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,370 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5,370 from a physician practice, and about $3,388 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$5,370$5,370 to $5,370
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,388$1,862 to $4,074

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $4,571Professionalmedian $5,370 · 10th to 90th $5,370 to $5,370
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,388professional $5,370

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$4,570.88
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$5,370.32
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,398.83
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$4,570.88
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$4,073.80

Where Massachusetts sits

The same service costs 955.0 times more in Indiana than in South Carolina. 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.

Massachusetts· 14th of 43

$5,370

IN $28,840SC $30.20

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.