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Revision of an Artificial Spinal Disc

Massachusetts 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?

$3,631

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,631 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,631 from a physician practice, and about $3,548 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3,631$2,754 to $6,310
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,548$2,570 to $10,000

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,548 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $20,893Professionalmedian $3,631 · 10th to 90th $2,089 to $15,849
$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $3,548professional $3,631

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
$2,691.53
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$7,413.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$5,495.41
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$25,118.86
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$15,848.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$17,782.79
Typical High
$22,387.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$5,888.44
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$4,265.80
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$3,630.78
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$14,125.38
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$7,413.10
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$25,118.86
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$15,848.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$33,884.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$10,232.93
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,467.37
Well Sense
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,778.28
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$4,168.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$3,890.45

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 14th of 51

$3,631

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.