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Spine Tethering For Curvature, Longer Run

Indiana 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?

$2,754

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,754 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,089 from a physician practice, and about $24,547 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 5 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$1,445 to $2,399
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$24,547$12,589 to $32,359

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $24,547 · 10th to 90th $4,898 to $38,905Professionalmedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $1,380 to $3,548
$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $24,547professional $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
$1,380.38
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$14,454.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,754.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12,589.25
Median
$29,512.09
Typical High
$43,651.58
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,238.72
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$41,686.94
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$4,073.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.12
Median
$1.32
Typical High
$11,220.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$16,595.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$4,466.84

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 15th of 51

$2,754

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.