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Spinal Fusion Through A Side Approach

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 22533

Fuses two vertebrae together, reaching the spine from the side of the body rather than from the back or the front. Just enough disc is cleared to prepare the space, and bone graft is packed in so the vertebrae grow into one solid unit. It is used for instability, deformity, or damage from infection or injury.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Spinal Fusion Through A Side Approach cost?

$2,754

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,754 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,862 to $8,710.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $1,622 to $13,804Professionalmedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $2,570 to $3,802
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $2,754professional $2,570

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$13,803.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$3,801.89
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,549.93
Median
$19,054.61
Typical High
$33,113.11
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$52,480.75
Typical High
$52,480.75
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$5,248.07
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$5,248.07

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 21.9 times more in Maine than in North Dakota. 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.

North Carolina· 44th of 50

$2,754

ME $35,481ND $1,622

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.