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Artificial Disc Replacement in the Neck

Delaware rates for HCPCS 22856

Replaces a worn or damaged disc in the neck with an artificial one, reached through a small incision at the front of the neck. The damaged disc is removed to take pressure off the spinal cord or nerve roots, and the implant is set between the vertebrae so that the level continues to move rather than being locked solid. It treats neck and arm pain, numbness or weakness caused by a disc pressing on a nerve.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Artificial Disc Replacement in the Neck cost?

$5,925

Typical total for the visit. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,925 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,660 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,266 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,660$1,514 to $1,698
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,266$2,138 to $17,783

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,266 · 10th to 90th $1,549 to $23,442Professionalmedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $1,380 to $2,570
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $4,266professional $1,660

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,290.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,288.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$16,595.87
Typical High
$25,703.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,884.03
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9,772.37
Median
$19,054.61
Typical High
$64,565.42
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,238.72

Where Delaware sits

The same service costs 9.0 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Delaware· 44th of 51

$5,925

$1,660 physician + $4,266 facility

AK $34,149KY $3,810

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.