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Spine Tethering For Curvature, Shorter Run

Utah 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?

$2,291

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,291 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,239 from a physician practice, and about $4,571 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$2,239$2,089 to $2,630
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,571$3,162 to $9,550

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,571 · 10th to 90th $2,089 to $12,303Professionalmedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $1,950 to $3,311
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,571professional $2,239

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
$2,089.30
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,762.47
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$7,762.47
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$60.26
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$4,265.80
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$5,011.87
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$5,011.87
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$13,803.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,801.89

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 31st of 51

$2,291

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.