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Placing a Spacer Device in the Spine

New Mexico rates for HCPCS 22859

Puts a support device - such as a synthetic cage or mesh - into the space between two spinal bones or into a gap left in a spinal bone, restoring height and holding the spine in position. The device carries the load that the missing disc or bone would have carried. It is billed in addition to the main spinal operation.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Placing a Spacer Device in the Spine cost?

$708

Typical facility fee. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $708 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $447 to $1,445.

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 $708 · 10th to 90th $324 to $7,762
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0K$50.0Kfacility $708

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$7,762.47
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56,234.13
Median
$69,183.10
Typical High
$81,283.05
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,445.44

Where New Mexico sits

The same service costs 24.0 times more in California than in Wyoming. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

New Mexico $708 · 39th of 49
CA $7,079WY $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.