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Removal Of An Artificial Spinal Disc

West Virginia rates for HCPCS 22864

This is the surgical removal of an artificial disc device that was previously implanted in the spine to replace a damaged disc between two vertebrae. It is performed when the device needs to come out because of complications, wear, or a change in the treatment plan. It is done through the same general surgical approach used to place the device.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of An Artificial Spinal Disc cost?

$4,179

Typical total for the visit. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,179 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,089 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,089 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,089$1,862 to $2,344
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,089$2,089 to $2,818

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $1,413 to $3,548Professionalmedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $1,820 to $2,818
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $2,089professional $2,089

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
$1,412.54
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,090.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,344.23
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,818.38
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$3,548.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$9,772.37
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$3,090.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$20,417.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,311.31

Where West Virginia sits

The same service costs 8.5 times more in Indiana than in Maryland. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

West Virginia· 49th of 50

$4,179

$2,089 physician + $2,089 facility

IN $27,208MD $3,188

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.