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Removal Of Artificial Disc In Lower Back

Idaho 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 July 2026.

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

$3,631

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,631 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,548 from a physician practice, and about $4,677 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 8 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$3,548$2,455 to $4,266
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,677$3,090 to $14,791

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,677 · 10th to 90th $2,239 to $21,380Professionalmedian $3,548 · 10th to 90th $2,138 to $4,467
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,677professional $3,548

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
$4,466.84
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,365.16
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,244.36
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$23,988.33
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$4,265.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,801.89
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$5,370.32
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$5,495.41
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14,791.08
Median
$18,620.87
Typical High
$24,547.09
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$4,897.79
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$5,011.87
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$14,791.08
Typical High
$29,512.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,570.88

Where Idaho sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Wisconsin 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.

Idaho· 9th of 51

$3,631

WI $6,026KY $1,995

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.