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Revision of an Artificial Spinal Disc

South 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 October 2026.

How much does Revision of an Artificial Spinal Disc cost?

$2,239

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,239 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,138 from a physician practice, and about $7,943 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,138$977 to $2,570
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,943$4,677 to $22,387

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,943 · 10th to 90th $2,692 to $28,840Professionalmedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $295 to $3,090
$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $7,943professional $2,138

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
$2,630.27
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$2,630.27
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$35,481.34
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,884.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$12,882.50
Typical High
$17,782.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$3,890.45
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$26,302.68
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,090.30
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,019.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$13,182.57
Typical High
$33,884.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,801.89
7 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
$1,698.24
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$1,949.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,819.70
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,041.74
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$812.83
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$575.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$575.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$575.44

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 43rd of 51

$2,239

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.