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Spine Tethering For Curvature, Shorter Run

Alaska rates for HCPCS 0656T

An operation to straighten a curved spine by fixing anchors to the front of the spine bones and running a flexible cord between them. Tightening the cord pulls the curve straighter and lets it keep correcting while the spine is still growing, without locking the bones solid. This version covers a shorter run of spine bones.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Spine Tethering For Curvature, Shorter Run cost?

$2,344

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,344 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,188 from a physician practice, and about $2,818 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$2,188$1,995 to $9,120
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,818$2,239 to $4,074

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $1,660 to $12,023Professionalmedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $1,660 to $10,000
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,818professional $2,188

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$18,197.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,691.53
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,801.89
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,511.38
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$12,302.69
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,801.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$12,589.25

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 5.1 times more in California than in Alabama. 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.

Alaska· 25th of 51

$2,344

CA $10,233AL $1,995

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.