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Revision of an Artificial Spinal Disc

Louisiana 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?

$3,090

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,090 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,020 from a physician practice, and about $3,467 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 5 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$3,020$2,138 to $3,715
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,467$2,399 to $6,607

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $17,378Professionalmedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $1,862 to $4,467
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,467professional $3,020

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
$1,000.00
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$6,606.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$4,466.84
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16,595.87
Median
$28,840.32
Typical High
$39,810.72
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,801.89
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$26,302.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$4,466.84

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 24th of 51

$3,090

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.