No office rate
22854 applies to a vertebral body defect or corpectomy defect reconstructed during fusion. 22853 applies when the device is placed in an intervertebral disc space.
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CMS RVU26D · Effective 2026-10-01
22854 Spinal cage Medicare reimbursement rates in Virginia
Reports placement of a biomechanical cage or mesh in a vertebral body defect during interbody fusion, such as reconstruction after corpectomy. Compare 22854 office and facility rates across CMS payment localities in Virginia.
Amounts below use the non-QP conversion factor for participating physicians. These are base physician payments before claim-level adjustments, not patient costs or total hospital charges.
What does Medicare pay for 22854 in Virginia?
Virginia has 2 payment localities in this comparison. Use the service location to choose the applicable amount. These are the supported base rates for the 2 payment areas shown below, using the same CMS release.
Office / nonfacility
No supported rate
Facility setting
$281.52–$327.92
2 of 2 localities have a supported rate.
These are locality ranges, not averages or address-specific quotes. A facility-setting amount covers the physician service; it does not include a hospital’s separate bill. Choose a locality below to inspect its calculation, compare other payment areas, or price a percentage of Medicare.
Spinal surgery
About 22854: Vertebral body defect cage placement
Reports placement of a biomechanical cage or mesh in a vertebral body defect during interbody fusion, such as reconstruction after corpectomy.
During spinal reconstruction, the surgeon places a biomechanical device, such as a cage or mesh, into a vertebral body defect created by corpectomy. The device spans the defect as part of an interbody fusion. Spine surgeons typically perform this work in an operating room, often with other procedures to remove diseased or damaged vertebral bone and stabilize the spine. This code is for a vertebral body defect, not a device placed in an ordinary disc space.
Report the code for each contiguous defect reconstructed with a device in conjunction with interbody arthrodesis. The operative report should identify the corpectomy defect, its location and extent, the device placement, and the fusion procedure performed. This is an add-on code: report it only with a primary procedure, and Medicare payment is included within that procedure’s global period. It is not reported as a standalone service.
CMS billing rules for 22854
- Global period
- Add-on code: billed only together with a primary procedure and paid within that procedure's global period.
Where the value comes from
- Work RVU5.36 · 60%
- Practice expense (office) RVU1.80 · 20%
- Malpractice RVU1.84 · 20%
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This summary was written with AI assistance from CMS physician fee schedule data and checked against the CMS billing rules shown here. Rates on this page come directly from CMS files.
22854 compared with similar codes
Office rates for Virginia, from the same CMS release.
No office rate
22859 covers device placement in a disc space or vertebral body defect without interbody arthrodesis; 22854 requires placement in a vertebral body defect with fusion.
No office rate
22845 describes anterior spinal instrumentation, while 22854 reports a biomechanical device placed in a vertebral body defect as part of fusion.
Compare 22854 by payment locality
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2 of 2 payment localities
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Office / nonfacility
Unavailable
Facility
$327.92
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Office / nonfacility
Unavailable
Facility
$281.52
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22854 billing questions
When should 22854 be chosen instead of 22853?
Use 22854 for a device placed in a vertebral body defect or corpectomy defect during fusion. Use 22853 when the device is placed in an intervertebral disc space.
Is 22854 reported by device, level, or defect?
The unit is each contiguous vertebral body defect reconstructed. The operative documentation should support the number and location of the contiguous defects.
Can 22854 be billed by itself?
No. It is an add-on code and must be reported with a primary procedure; its Medicare payment falls within that procedure’s global period.
Does 22854 describe fusion or only device placement?
It describes device placement into a vertebral body defect in conjunction with interbody arthrodesis. Report the applicable primary fusion procedure as well.
How does 22854 differ from 22859?
22854 is for device placement in a vertebral body defect with interbody fusion. 22859 is for placement in a disc space or vertebral body defect without interbody arthrodesis.
Where these rates come from
FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense, and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indices and the applicable conversion factor. Unavailable or separately priced services are labeled rather than assigned a made-up amount.
Source: RVU26D. Effective 2026-10-01 through the day before 2027-01-01.
2,12222850,,Remove spine fixation device,A,,9.57,8.88,NA,8.88,,3.01,21.46,21.46,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,12322852,,Remove spine fixation device,A,,9.14,8.73,NA,8.73,,2.85,20.72,20.72,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,12422853,,Insj biomechanical device,A,,4.14,1.38,NA,1.38,,1.33,6.85,6.85,0,ZZZ,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,2,2,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,12522854,,Insj biomechanical device,A,,5.36,1.80,NA,1.80,,1.84,9.00,9.00,0,ZZZ,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,2,2,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,12622855,,Removal anterior instrmj,A,,15.46,11.10,NA,11.10,,4.90,31.46,31.46,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,12722856,,Tot disc arthrp 1ntrspc crv,A,,23.45,14.72,NA,14.72,,7.40,45.57,45.57,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,0,2,2,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00
2,12822857,,Tot disc arthrp 1ntrspc lmbr,A,,26.45,14.89,NA,14.89,,5.63,46.97,46.97,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,0,2,2,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00