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Removal Of Artificial Disc In Lower Back

South Dakota 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?

$4,365

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,365 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4,365 from a physician practice, and about $3,236 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$4,365$3,467 to $5,623
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,236$3,020 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $2,754 to $5,012Professionalmedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $2,138 to $5,888
$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,236professional $4,365

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,089.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$5,011.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$6,025.60
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$4,897.79
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$15,848.93
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$5,888.44
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$4,365.16
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$5,888.44
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$5,623.41

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 8th of 51

$4,365

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.