Spine Fusion Reached From The Side And Back

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 22532

Joins two spinal bones together so they heal into one solid piece, reaching the spine through an incision at the back and side of the trunk and working around the outside of the chest cavity. The worn disc between them is cleared out and the space prepared so bone can grow across. It is used for instability, deformity, infection, or a fracture that will not heal on its own.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Spine Fusion Reached From The Side And Back cost?

$10,167

Typical total for the visit. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10,167 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,754 to the doctor who performs it, and $7,413 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

27% physician fee73% facility fee

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 53 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the bill	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it	The doctor who performs it	$2,754	$1,995 to $4,074
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center	The hospital or surgery center	$7,413	$3,388 to $13,490

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,413 · 10th to 90th $1,905 to $21,380Professionalmedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $1,622 to $6,166

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $1,621.81 Median $5,370.32 Typical High $14,454.40	Facility	Global	$1,621.81	$5,370.32	$14,454.40
BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $4,466.84 Median $12,882.50 Typical High $28,840.32	Facility	Global	$4,466.84	$12,882.50	$28,840.32
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $707.95 Median $5,011.87 Typical High $13,803.84	Facility	Global	$707.95	$5,011.87	$13,803.84
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier AS · PA/NP assist Typical Low $302.00 Median $302.00 Typical High $302.00	Facility	AS · PA/NP assist	$302.00	$302.00	$302.00
United Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $3,548.13 Median $11,220.18 Typical High $26,915.35	Facility	Global	$3,548.13	$11,220.18	$26,915.35

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 4.5 times more in Colorado than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee

CO $19,287MD $4,277

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.