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Spacer Placed In A Gap Left In The Spine

South Dakota 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?

$575

Typical facility fee. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $575 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $468 to $646.

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 $550 · 10th to 90th $372 to $4,365Professionalmedian $575 · 10th to 90th $407 to $741
$500$1K$2Kfacility $550professional $575

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
$323.59
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,365.16
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$707.95
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$707.95
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 44th of 49

$575

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.