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Spine Tethering For Curvature, Shorter Run

New York 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?

$2,692

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,692 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,089 from a physician practice, and about $7,413 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$2,089$1,820 to $2,512
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,413$4,365 to $12,023

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,413 · 10th to 90th $2,630 to $15,488Professionalmedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $1,549 to $3,715
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $7,413professional $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
$1,905.46
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$12,302.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,691.53
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$17,782.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$3,162.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$3,890.45
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,715.19
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$10,715.19
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,089.30
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$5,370.32
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50,118.72
Median
$53,703.18
Typical High
$75,857.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$6,918.31
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,137.96
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$4,677.35

Where New York 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 York· 12th of 51

$2,692

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.