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Spine Tethering For Curvature, Longer Run

Utah 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?

$2,455

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,455 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,344 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$2,344$2,138 to $2,884
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,571$3,162 to $9,550

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,571 · 10th to 90th $2,138 to $12,303Professionalmedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $2,042 to $5,012
$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,571professional $2,344

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
$4,570.88
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$12,302.69
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
$2,238.72
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$4,365.16
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
$2,691.53
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$4,570.88
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
$2,041.74
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$3,890.45

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 27th of 51

$2,455

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.