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Placement of a Support Device During Spinal Fusion Surgery

Massachusetts rates for HCPCS 22851

This covers the placement of a supportive device, such as a synthetic cage, mesh, or bone cement, into the space between two vertebrae during spinal fusion surgery. The device helps provide structural support to the spine and encourages the surrounding bones to grow together and stabilize. It is performed as an additional step alongside a larger spine surgery, not as a stand-alone treatment.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Placement of a Support Device During Spinal Fusion Surgery cost?

$4,169

Typical physician fee. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,169 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $4,169 to $4,169.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,918 · 10th to 90th $1,622 to $6,918Professionalmedian $4,169 · 10th to 90th $4,169 to $4,169
$2K$5Kfacility $6,918professional $4,169

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
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$6,918.31
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$4,168.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,737.80
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$6,918.31
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$4,168.69

Where Massachusetts sits

The same service costs 69.2 times more in Massachusetts than in Washington. 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.

Massachusetts· 1st of 37

$4,169

MA $4,169WA $60.26

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.