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Lower Back Fusion From Behind and Through the Disc

Colorado rates for HCPCS 22633

Joins two vertebrae in the lower back permanently, working through an incision in the back. The worn disc between them is cleared out and a spacer packed with bone graft is set into the space, while further graft is laid alongside the back of the spine, so bone grows across and the two vertebrae become a single solid unit. It is used for a slipped or unstable segment, or where a collapsed disc is pinching nerves and other treatment has not helped.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Lower Back Fusion From Behind and Through the Disc cost?

$14,791

Typical facility fee. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14,791 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $4,467 to $28,184.

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 $14,791 · 10th to 90th $2,344 to $44,668Professionalmedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $1,698 to $6,761
$500$2K$10K$50Kfacility $14,791professional $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. 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
$1,778.28
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$36,307.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16,982.44
Median
$28,183.83
Typical High
$61,659.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$2,951.21
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$3,548.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$3,890.45
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$6,760.83
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$3,548.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16,982.44
Median
$28,840.32
Typical High
$41,686.94

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 15.1 times more in West Virginia than in Delaware. 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· 7th of 50

$14,791

WV $28,184DE $1,862

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.