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Spinal Fusion, Additional Segment From the Side

Virginia rates for HCPCS 22534

Fuses a further segment of the middle or lower spine during the same operation, reached from the side and back so the surgeon can work around the spinal cord without entering the chest or abdominal cavity. Disc material is cleared and bone is placed so the vertebrae grow together into one solid unit. It is billed in addition to the first segment fused.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Spinal Fusion, Additional Segment From the Side cost?

$933

Typical facility fee. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $933 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $447 to $4,677.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $372 to $9,772Professionalmedian $447 · 10th to 90th $302 to $676
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,047professional $447

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
$407.38
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$9,772.37
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,772.37
Median
$13,182.57
Typical High
$15,488.17
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$457.09
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$831.76
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$724.44
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,454.71

Where Virginia sits

The same service costs 83.2 times more in Indiana than in Wyoming. 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.

Virginia· 35th of 49

$933

IN $24,547WY $295

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.