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Spacer Placement At A Second Lumbar Level

Oregon rates for HCPCS 22868

Places a spacer between the bones at a second level of the lower spine, without fusing them. It is performed alongside work on the first level and charged in addition to it. Opening the spine to relieve pressure on the nerves and any image guidance are included.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Spacer Placement At A Second Lumbar Level cost?

$457

Typical facility fee. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $457 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $398 to $490.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $457 · 10th to 90th $302 to $5,012Professionalmedian $447 · 10th to 90th $331 to $550
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $457professional $447

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
$575.44
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$7,943.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$549.54
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$537.03
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$478.63
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$537.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$6,165.95

Where Oregon sits

The same service costs 40.7 times more in California than in North Dakota. 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.

Oregon· 41st of 49

$457

CA $9,550ND $234

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.