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Spine Fusion Through A Front Approach

Colorado rates for HCPCS 22556

Joins two spinal bones together so they heal into one solid piece, reaching the spine from the front of the body. The disc between them is cleared out and the space is packed so bone grows across the gap. It is done for instability, deformity, infection, or a worn or damaged disc causing pain and nerve pressure.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Spine Fusion Through A Front Approach cost?

$10,000

Typical facility fee. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10,000 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,981 to $28,840.

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 $10,233 · 10th to 90th $2,239 to $67,608Professionalmedian $2,455 · 10th to 90th $1,585 to $5,129
$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $10,233professional $2,455

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
$1,659.59
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$23,442.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,244.36
Median
$22,387.21
Typical High
$79,432.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,388.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$5,128.61
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,471.29
Median
$20,892.96
Typical High
$28,840.32

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 21.9 times more in Maine than in North Dakota. 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.

Colorado· 9th of 50

$10,000

ME $35,481ND $1,622

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.