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Neck Fusion With Disc Removal, One Level

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 22551

Surgery through the front of the neck in which a worn or herniated disc is taken out, bone spurs pressing on the spinal cord or nerve roots are cleared, and the space is filled with graft so the two vertebrae knit into one. It treats arm pain, numbness, weakness or cord pressure coming from one level of the neck. Further levels done in the same operation are billed separately.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Neck Fusion With Disc Removal, One Level cost?

$10,216

Typical total for the visit. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10,216 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,630 to the doctor who performs it, and $7,586 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 60 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,630$1,862 to $3,802
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$7,586$3,631 to $15,136

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,586 · 10th to 90th $1,905 to $25,704Professionalmedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $1,549 to $6,607
$100$500$2K$10K$50Kfacility $7,586professional $2,630

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
$1,778.28
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$9,120.11
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$11,220.18
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$25,118.86
Median
$25,118.86
Typical High
$25,118.86
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$24,547.09
Typical High
$24,547.09
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$15,848.93
Typical High
$35,481.34
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$46,773.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$3,388.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,737.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$25,118.86

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 3.1 times more in Wisconsin than in Nevada. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Touch or drag across the chart to see any state's rate.

WI $19,026NV $6,226

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.