Interspinous Spacer, Additional Lower-Back Level

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 0172T

A further spacer is placed between the bony bumps at the back of the lower spine at an additional level, during the same operation. It holds that level slightly apart so squeezed nerves have more room. It is billed in addition to the main procedure.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Interspinous Spacer, Additional Lower-Back Level cost?

$9,120

Typical negotiated rate. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9,120 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $141 from a physician practice, and about $11,220 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 12 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed by	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	A doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	$141	$141 to $200
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$11,220	$7,244 to $14,125

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11,220 · 10th to 90th $6,310 to $17,783Professionalmedian $141 · 10th to 90th $141 to $1,318

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $6,606.93 Median $11,481.54 Typical High $17,782.79	Facility	Global	$6,606.93	$11,481.54	$17,782.79
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $338.84 Median $446.68 Typical High $1,258.93	Facility	Global	$338.84	$446.68	$1,258.93
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $141.25 Median $158.49 Typical High $177.83	Professional	Global	$141.25	$158.49	$177.83

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 1047.1 times more in Kentucky than in Washington. 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.

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KY $63,096WA $60.26

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.