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Spine Tethering For Curvature, Shorter Run

New Mexico 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?

$2,399

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,399 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,399 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 4 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$2,399$2,089 to $2,692
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,236$2,188 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $1,862 to $12,589Professionalmedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $1,995 to $3,467
$100$1K$10Kfacility $3,236professional $2,399

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
$2,089.30
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,467.37
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$70.79
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,467.37
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$34,673.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$4,570.88

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 23rd of 51

$2,399

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.