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Spine Tethering For Curvature, Shorter Run

Georgia 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?

$2,188

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,188 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,188 from a physician practice, and about $5,370 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 $2,239
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,370$3,090 to $8,913

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,370 · 10th to 90th $1,950 to $12,023Professionalmedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $1,738 to $3,311
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,370professional $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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$12,589.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,691.53
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$11,748.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$10,715.19
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$7,943.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$5,011.87

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 39th of 51

$2,188

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.