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Spacer Placed In A Gap Left In The Spine

Nebraska rates for HCPCS 22854

Places a supporting spacer, such as a hollow cage or block, into the gap left where part or all of a spinal bone has been removed. The spacer restores the height of the spinal column and gives bone a scaffold to grow across so the segment fuses solidly. It is billed in addition to the main procedure.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Spacer Placed In A Gap Left In The Spine cost?

$3,802

Typical facility fee. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,802 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,549 to $8,511.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $513 to $14,454Professionalmedian $741 · 10th to 90th $603 to $1,023
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,074professional $741

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
$2,187.76
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$14,454.40
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11,748.98
Median
$15,488.17
Typical High
$30,199.52
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,513.56
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,023.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$4,466.84

Where Nebraska sits

The same service costs 44.7 times more in West Virginia than in Wyoming. 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.

Nebraska· 10th of 49

$3,802

WV $13,183WY $295

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.