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Spine Tethering For Curvature, Shorter Run

Rhode Island 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 physician fee. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,692 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,291 to $3,467.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $1,660 to $7,413Professionalmedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $2,089 to $3,467
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,715professional $2,570

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
$3,715.35
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,467.37
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.02
Median
$0.02
Typical High
$0.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$5,128.61

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 16th 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.