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Revision of an Artificial Spinal Disc

North Carolina 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?

$2,818

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,818 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,630 from a physician practice, and about $4,074 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 6 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$2,630$2,239 to $4,169
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,074$2,344 to $10,000

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $2,188 to $13,804Professionalmedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $2,089 to $6,310
$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $4,074professional $2,630

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
$1,659.59
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$13,803.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$6,165.95
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$6,309.57
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$3,890.45
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$5,370.32
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$5,370.32
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,549.93
Median
$19,054.61
Typical High
$33,113.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$4,466.84
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$66,069.34
Typical High
$66,069.34
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15,848.93
Median
$15,848.93
Typical High
$20,892.96

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 31st of 51

$2,818

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.