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Spine Tethering For Curvature, Longer Run

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 0657T

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 longer run of spine bones.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Spine Tethering For Curvature, Longer Run cost?

$2,399

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,399 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,399 to $4,898.

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 $6,918 · 10th to 90th $2,138 to $8,128Professionalmedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $2,239 to $2,754
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50K$100Kfacility $6,918professional $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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$8,128.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,754.23
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$5,248.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$93,325.43
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$6,309.57

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 5.0 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.

Washington, DC· 32nd of 51

$2,399

CA $10,233AL $2,042

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.