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Spinal Fusion Through A Side Approach

Vermont 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 October 2026.

How much does Spinal Fusion Through A Side Approach cost?

$2,399

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,399 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,042 to $2,884.

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 $2,884 · 10th to 90th $468 to $20,893Professionalmedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $1,905 to $3,311
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,884professional $2,399

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$1,995.26
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$5,754.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$20,892.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$2,884.03
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,981.07

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 17.8 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

Vermont· 21st of 51

$2,399

AK $6,761TX $380

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.