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Spine Or Joint Procedure

Connecticut rates for HCPCS 0221T

A procedure involving the spine or a joint, used to diagnose or treat a musculoskeletal condition. Given its cost is notably higher than a simple injection, it likely involves a more involved intervention such as device placement or a structural treatment. Ask your provider for the specific diagnosis and technique involved in your case.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Spine Or Joint Procedure cost?

$1,318

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,318 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,318 from a physician practice, and about $8,710 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,318$1,175 to $1,413
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8,710$6,918 to $12,882

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8,710 · 10th to 90th $4,898 to $16,218Professionalmedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $977 to $1,549
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $8,710professional $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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$13,489.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,412.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,912.51
Median
$17,378.01
Typical High
$26,915.35
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$4,073.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,754.40
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$12,882.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,862.09

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 25.1 times more in California than in Minnesota. 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.

Connecticut· 32nd of 51

$1,318

CA $5,248MN $209

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.