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Artificial Disc Replacement, Lower Back

Montana rates for HCPCS 22857

This is a spine surgery, approached from the front of the body, in which a damaged disc between two vertebrae in the lower back is removed and replaced with an artificial disc device designed to preserve motion at that level. The surgeon prepares the surfaces of the adjoining vertebrae so the device fits securely. Unlike a procedure that permanently joins two vertebrae together, this approach is intended to let the spine keep moving at the treated level.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Artificial Disc Replacement, Lower Back cost?

$5,419

Typical total for the visit. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,419 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,399 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,020 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,399$1,660 to $2,951
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,020$2,818 to $3,090

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $2,291 to $3,631Professionalmedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $1,413 to $3,236
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $3,020professional $2,399

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
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,454.71
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64,565.42
Median
$75,857.76
Typical High
$91,201.08
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$2,754.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$2,754.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$3,019.95
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,235.94
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,235.94
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$3,235.94
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$35,481.34
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$3,630.78

Where Montana sits

The same service costs 10.5 times more in Maine than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeMontana $5,419 · 43rd of 50
ME $37,431WV $3,558

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.