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Wedge Cut Through A Spine Bone To Realign It

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 22206

Cuts a wedge through the full depth of one spinal bone — front, middle, and back — working from an incision in the back, so the spine can be re-angled and straightened. Closing the wedge tilts the spine into a better position, which is then held with hardware while the bone heals. It is used for a spine fixed in a bent or collapsed posture that lesser corrections cannot fix.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Wedge Cut Through A Spine Bone To Realign It cost?

$3,981

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,981 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,512 to $9,120.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,981 · 10th to 90th $1,905 to $12,589Professionalmedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $3,715 to $5,623
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,981professional $3,715

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
$1,659.59
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$11,481.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$3,981.07
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$5,623.41
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$4,786.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$13,803.84
Typical High
$23,442.29
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$20,892.96
Typical High
$20,892.96

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 12.6 times more in Indiana than in Delaware. 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.

North Carolina· 38th of 50

$3,981

IN $23,988DE $1,905

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.