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Spine Or Joint Procedure

Tennessee 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 Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,318 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,230 from a physician practice, and about $3,981 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$1,230$1,148 to $1,380
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,981$2,630 to $6,457

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,981 · 10th to 90th $1,318 to $8,128Professionalmedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $955 to $2,138
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,981professional $1,230

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
$1,148.15
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$6,456.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,412.54
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$9,772.37
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,884.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26,302.68
Median
$26,302.68
Typical High
$26,302.68
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,912.51
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$10,715.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,754.23

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 35th 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.