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Removal Of Artificial Disc In Lower Back

Alabama rates for HCPCS 22865

Removal of an artificial disc that was previously implanted between two bones of the lower back. The surgeon reaches the spine from the front, through the abdomen, and takes the device out; the space is then usually filled or the two bones joined. It is done when the device has loosened, shifted, or is causing pain.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal Of Artificial Disc In Lower Back cost?

$3,020

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,020 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,455 from a physician practice, and about $14,791 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,455$2,138 to $3,548
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$14,791$3,467 to $15,136

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $14,791 · 10th to 90th $1,738 to $15,136Professionalmedian $2,455 · 10th to 90th $1,820 to $3,548
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $14,791professional $2,455

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
$954.99
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,570.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$3,548.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$2,630.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,454.71
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14,791.08
Median
$15,135.61
Typical High
$15,135.61
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
21
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,090.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,365.16
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,311.31

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 9.1 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.

Alabama· 21st of 51

$3,020

AK $9,333TX $1,023

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.