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Spine Tethering For Curvature, Shorter Run

Illinois 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?

$2,138

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,138 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,089 from a physician practice, and about $3,236 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 6 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$2,089$1,514 to $2,570
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,236$1,862 to $7,244

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $16,982Professionalmedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $1,318 to $3,548
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,236professional $2,089

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
$1,202.26
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,691.53
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22,387.21
Median
$25,118.86
Typical High
$30,902.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,511.89
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$346.74
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$16,982.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,677.35

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 41st of 51

$2,138

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.