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Revision of an Artificial Spinal Disc

Alabama rates for HCPCS 22861

A second operation on an artificial disc implanted at an earlier surgery. Working from the front of the spine, the surgeon removes the existing device and fits a replacement in the same space, restoring support and movement between the two vertebrae.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Revision of an Artificial Spinal Disc cost?

$3,548

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,548 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,291 from a physician practice, and about $14,791 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,291$2,188 to $3,631
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$14,791$5,623 to $15,136

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $14,791 · 10th to 90th $1,905 to $15,136Professionalmedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $1,862 to $3,631
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $14,791professional $2,291

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,570.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$3,630.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$2,691.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,511.89
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14,791.08
Median
$15,135.61
Typical High
$15,135.61
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
21
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,090.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$13,803.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$14,125.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,467.37

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 8.1 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

Alabama· 18th of 51

$3,548

AK $9,550TX $1,175

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.