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Fusion of an Additional Neck Disc Level, Front Approach

South Dakota rates for HCPCS 22552

Covers one more disc level treated during a fusion done through the front of the neck: the worn disc is removed, bone spurs and material pressing on the spinal cord or nerve roots are cleared away, and a spacer is set in so the neighbouring bones grow together. It is billed in addition to the main operation for each further level treated in the same surgery.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Fusion of an Additional Neck Disc Level, Front Approach cost?

$646

Typical facility fee. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $646 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $66.07 to $776.

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 $66 · 10th to 90th $66 to $4,365Professionalmedian $692 · 10th to 90th $490 to $851
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $66professional $692

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
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$4,365.16
Avera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$741.31
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,047.13
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$870.96
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$776.25
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$4,466.84

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 87.1 times more in California than in Maryland. 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· 46th of 50

$646

CA $8,511MD $97.72

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.