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Facet Joint Implant Placement in the Spine

Michigan rates for HCPCS 0220T

An implant is placed into the small paired joints at the back of the spine, on one side or both, to hold that segment steady. Bone graft or a synthetic substitute may be placed with it so the segment knits together, and imaging is used during placement. It covers one level of the spine.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Facet Joint Implant Placement in the Spine cost?

$1,380

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,380 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,380 from a physician practice, and about $5,754 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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$1,380$1,288 to $2,138
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,754$4,898 to $6,918

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,754 · 10th to 90th $3,548 to $11,220Professionalmedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $12,303
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,754professional $1,380

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$6,918.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,380.38
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12,302.69
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$12,302.69
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11,748.98
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$12,882.50
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$6,918.31
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,905.46
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$26,302.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,187.76

Where Michigan sits

The same service costs 25.1 times more in California than in Minnesota. 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.

Michigan· 30th of 51

$1,380

CA $5,248MN $209

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.