Placement of a Support Device During Spinal Fusion Surgery
Texas 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?
$1,380
Typical facility fee. In Texas, July 2026.
Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,380 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $575 to $4,169.
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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.
How much rates vary
Facilitymedian $741 · 10th to 90th $479 to $6,918Professionalmedian $4,169 · 10th to 90th $4,169 to $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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.
Rates by insurance carrier
Insurance Carrier
Facility/Professional
Modifier
Typical LowTypical Low is the 10th percentile of the published rates, Median the 50th, and Typical High the 90th. One in ten rates falls below Typical Low, and one in ten falls above Typical High.
MedianTypical Low is the 10th percentile of the published rates, Median the 50th, and Typical High the 90th. One in ten rates falls below Typical Low, and one in ten falls above Typical High.
Typical HighTypical Low is the 10th percentile of the published rates, Median the 50th, and Typical High the 90th. One in ten rates falls below Typical Low, and one in ten falls above Typical High.
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,737.80
Professional
Global
$707.95
$891.25
$1,737.80
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$6,918.31
Facility
Global
$1,621.81
$6,918.31
$6,918.31
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$4,168.69
Professional
Global
$4,168.69
$4,168.69
$4,168.69
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$977.24
Facility
Global
$457.09
$575.44
$977.24
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$977.24
Facility
Global
$457.09
$575.44
$977.24
Where Texas 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.