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Neck Fusion With Disc Removal, One Level

Connecticut 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?

$10,715

Typical facility fee. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10,715 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $7,762 to $25,119.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10,715 · 10th to 90th $4,898 to $31,623
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $10,715

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
$4,677.35
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$26,915.35
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$25,118.86
Median
$25,118.86
Typical High
$25,118.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,912.51
Median
$28,183.83
Typical High
$51,286.14
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$24,547.09
Typical High
$26,915.35
ConnectiCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17,782.79
Median
$17,782.79
Typical High
$18,620.87
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$5,754.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$38,018.94

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 6.9 times more in South Carolina than in Mississippi. 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.

Connecticut· 7th of 51

$10,715

SC $14,791MS $2,138

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.