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Cervical disc replacement in North Carolina: what insurers pay

Posted commercial rates at 43 North Carolina hospitals, each next to its own Medicare base rate.

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CPT 22856

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center Wilmington$13,6380.8×22026-03-30
Atrium Health Lincoln Lincolnton$21,5661.3×12025-12-01
Atrium Health Cabarrus Concord$21,8631.3×12025-12-01
Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte$21,8631.3×12025-12-05
Atrium Health Union Monroe$21,8631.3×12025-12-04
Atrium Health University City Charlotte$21,8631.3×12025-12-05
Caromont Regional Medical Center Gastonia$38,0662.2×42026-05-11
Cape Fear Valley Medical Center Fayetteville$43,4282.5×12026-03-21

MS-DRG 518

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Ecu Health North Hospital Roanoke Rapids$20,9160.8×12026-04-01
Ecu Health Bertie Hospital Windsor$25,5131.0×22026-04-01
The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc Nags Head$28,3001.1×22026-04-01
Ecu Health Medical Center Greenville$29,9121.2×32026-04-01
Duke Regional Hospital Durham$29,9701.1×22026-04-01
Angel Medical Center Franklin$30,8161.2×22026-09-01
Maria Parham Medical Center Henderson$30,9451.2×32026-07-30
Blue Ridge Regional Hospital Spruce Pine$31,0581.2×22026-09-01
Transylvania Regional Hospital, Inc Brevard$33,4021.3×22026-09-01
Highlands Cashiers Hospital Highlands$34,7971.4×22026-09-01
North Carolina Specialty Hospital Durham$40,3381.5×12026-02-25
Lake Norman Regional Medical Center Mooresville$41,9251.6×52026-04-01
Swain County Hospital Bryson City$43,2261.7×32026-07-30
UNC Rex Hospital Raleigh$46,1581.7×52026-04-01
UNC Hospitals (Chapel Hill) Chapel Hill$47,6671.8×72026-04-01
Atrium Health Stanly Albemarle$48,0021.9×12026-09-15
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center Charlotte$50,1121.9×32026-03-31
Novant Health Matthews Medical Center Matthews$50,1121.9×32026-03-30
Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center Huntersville$50,1121.9×32026-03-30
Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center Charlotte$50,1121.9×32026-03-30
Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center Charlotte$50,1121.9×32026-03-30
Duke University Hospital Durham$51,0741.9×32026-04-01
Duke Raleigh Hospital Raleigh$51,0741.9×32026-04-01
Atrium Health University City Charlotte$52,3072.0×22025-12-05
Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center Thomasville$55,2502.1×22026-03-31
Atrium Health Union Monroe$55,3232.1×22025-12-04
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center Wilmington$56,5272.1×52026-03-30
Atrium Health Cleveland Shelby$56,8052.2×22025-12-01
Adventhealth Hendersonville Hendersonville$56,9152.2×22026-04-01
WakeMed Raleigh Campus Raleigh$57,6382.1×22026-02-11
WakeMed Cary Hospital Cary$57,6382.1×22026-02-11
Atrium Health Cabarrus Concord$58,7492.3×22025-12-01
Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte$59,4462.3×22025-12-05
Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center Supply$61,7892.3×12026-03-30
Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center Winston-Salem$62,6762.4×32026-03-30
Novant Health Medical Park Hospital Winston-Salem$62,6762.4×32026-03-30
Caromont Regional Medical Center Gastonia$73,3722.8×82026-05-11
Cape Fear Valley Hoke Hospital Raeford$80,1223.0×12026-03-30
Cape Fear Valley Medical Center Fayetteville$84,0583.2×12026-03-21

MS-DRG 520

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Frye Regional Medical Center Hickory$10,0461.0×22026-07-08
Ecu Health North Hospital Roanoke Rapids$12,0431.2×12026-04-01
Maria Parham Medical Center Henderson$12,3691.2×32026-07-30
Caldwell Memorial Hospital Lenoir$12,5521.2×52026-04-01
UNC Health Johnston Smithfield$12,6621.2×52026-04-01
Angel Medical Center Franklin$13,9081.4×22026-09-01
Blue Ridge Regional Hospital Spruce Pine$14,0181.4×22026-09-01
Duke Regional Hospital Durham$14,0831.3×42026-04-01
Ecu Health Bertie Hospital Windsor$14,6901.4×22026-04-01
Transylvania Regional Hospital, Inc Brevard$15,0761.5×22026-09-01
Highlands Cashiers Hospital Highlands$15,7051.6×22026-09-01
North Carolina Specialty Hospital Durham$16,1311.5×12026-02-25
The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc Nags Head$16,2951.6×22026-04-01
Lake Norman Regional Medical Center Mooresville$16,7591.6×52026-04-01
Ecu Health Medical Center Greenville$17,2231.7×32026-04-01
Swain County Hospital Bryson City$17,2781.7×32026-07-30
UNC Rex Hospital Raleigh$18,4581.7×52026-04-01
Duke University Hospital Durham$18,9451.8×42026-04-01
Duke Raleigh Hospital Raleigh$18,9451.8×42026-04-01
UNC Hospitals (Chapel Hill) Chapel Hill$19,0621.8×72026-04-01
Atrium Health Stanly Albemarle$19,1881.9×12026-09-15
Atrium Health University City Charlotte$20,9172.0×22025-12-05
Atrium Health Union Monroe$22,1232.1×22025-12-04
Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center Charlotte$22,3752.2×32026-03-30
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center Charlotte$22,4062.2×32026-03-31
Novant Health Matthews Medical Center Matthews$22,4062.2×32026-03-30
Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center Huntersville$22,4062.2×32026-03-30
Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center Charlotte$22,4062.2×32026-03-30
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center Wilmington$22,5952.1×52026-03-30
Atrium Health Cleveland Shelby$22,7162.2×22025-12-01
Adventhealth Hendersonville Hendersonville$22,7502.2×22026-04-01
WakeMed Raleigh Campus Raleigh$23,0402.1×22026-02-11
WakeMed Cary Hospital Cary$23,0402.1×22026-02-11
Atrium Health Cabarrus Concord$23,4942.3×22025-12-01
Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte$23,7722.3×22025-12-05
Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center Supply$24,6992.3×12026-03-30
Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center Thomasville$25,7582.5×22026-03-31
Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center Winston-Salem$26,4632.6×32026-03-30
Novant Health Medical Park Hospital Winston-Salem$26,4632.6×32026-03-30
Caromont Regional Medical Center Gastonia$29,7732.9×82026-05-11
Cape Fear Valley Medical Center Fayetteville$36,1683.4×12026-03-21
Cape Fear Valley Hoke Hospital Raeford$38,5203.6×12026-03-30

Questions

How much do insurers pay for cervical disc replacement in North Carolina?

43 North Carolina hospitals post usable commercial rates for cervical disc replacement in their federal price-transparency files. For CPT 22856, hospital outpatient, the median across 8 hospitals is $21,863, 1.3× each hospital's local Medicare base rate. Your share depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance; the surgeon and anesthesia bill separately.