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Spine Tethering For Curvature, Shorter Run

Oregon 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?

$3,311

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,311 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,089 from a physician practice, and about $4,365 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 8 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$1,995 to $4,074
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,365$3,631 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $2,455 to $15,136Professionalmedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $1,660 to $5,495
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,365professional $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
$7,943.28
Median
$19,952.62
Typical High
$33,884.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$5,623.41
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$3,630.78
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27,542.29
Median
$27,542.29
Typical High
$27,542.29
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$3,630.78
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$4,570.88
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$53,703.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$6,025.60

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 5th of 51

$3,311

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.