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Spine Or Joint Procedure

Minnesota 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?

$209

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $209 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $209 from a physician practice, and about $2,630 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 6 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$209$209 to $692
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,630$1,778 to $7,079

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $21,380Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $166 to $1,202
$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $2,630professional $209

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
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$6,606.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,318.26
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$13,182.57
Typical High
$32,359.37
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$6,309.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$891.25
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,897.79
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$977.24
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$9,332.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$18,620.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,548.13

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 51st of 51

$209

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.