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Neck Fusion With Disc Removal, One Level

South Dakota 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?

$4,365

Typical facility fee. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,365 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,951 to $14,125.

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 $14,125 · 10th to 90th $3,236 to $15,488Professionalmedian $2,951 · 10th to 90th $2,138 to $3,715
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $14,125professional $2,951

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
$5,248.07
Median
$14,125.38
Typical High
$15,488.17
Avera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$19,054.61
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$5,370.32
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$3,801.89
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$3,311.31
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$26,302.68

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 40th of 51

$4,365

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.