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Bone Lengthening With An Internal Rod

Virginia rates for HCPCS 0594T

Cuts a long bone and places a powered rod inside its hollow center, which is then extended a fraction at a time by a controller held against the skin so new bone fills the widening gap. The service covers the operation itself along with the alignment checks, the worked-out adjustment schedule, and management of the rod while lengthening goes on.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Bone Lengthening With An Internal Rod cost?

$1,950

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,950 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,862 from a physician practice, and about $6,761 from a hospital or other facility.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,862$1,445 to $2,188
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,761$2,570 to $10,965

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,761 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $15,849Professionalmedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $2,455
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,761professional $1,862

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,348.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9,772.37
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$15,848.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,454.71
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$398.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$346.74
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$8,709.64
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$8,912.51
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,698.24
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,089.30
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,148.15
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$11,481.54
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$25,118.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,290.87
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,023.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90

Where Virginia sits

The same service costs 5.9 times more in Texas than in Kentucky. 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.

Virginia· 23rd of 51

$1,950

TX $5,754KY $977

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.