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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 July 2026.

How much does Revision of an Artificial Spinal Disc cost?

$2,570

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,570 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,344 from a physician practice, and about $6,761 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,344$2,042 to $3,631
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,761$1,905 to $15,488

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,761 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $19,953Professionalmedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $1,698 to $4,467
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,761professional $2,344

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
$1,047.13
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$5,011.87
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14,125.38
Median
$16,982.44
Typical High
$22,908.68
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$13,182.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,715.35

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 3.6 times more in California 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.

Alabama· 40th of 51

$2,570

CA $7,586KY $2,089

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.