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Spine Tethering For Curvature, Shorter Run

Idaho 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?

$2,239

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,239 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,239 from a physician practice, and about $2,951 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 7 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$2,239$1,995 to $2,455
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,951$2,188 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,951 · 10th to 90th $1,950 to $5,495Professionalmedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $1,950 to $3,548
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,951professional $2,239

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
$4,466.84
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,344.23
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$15,135.61
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,951.21
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20,892.96
Median
$20,892.96
Typical High
$24,547.09
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$77.62
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$4,073.80
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15,848.93
Median
$15,848.93
Typical High
$15,848.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$26,302.68
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,466.84

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 34th of 51

$2,239

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.