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Wedge Cut Through A Spine Bone To Realign It

New Hampshire 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 October 2026.

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

$9,797

Typical total for the visit. In New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9,797 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $3,631 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,166 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$3,631$3,162 to $4,677
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,166$3,090 to $8,913

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,166 · 10th to 90th $2,692 to $11,220Professionalmedian $3,631 · 10th to 90th $2,570 to $6,607
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $6,166professional $3,631

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$15,848.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$2,691.53
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8,912.51
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$18,197.01
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$6,606.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$4,168.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,071.52
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$8,912.51
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$7,413.10
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$8,511.38
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$6,165.95
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,348.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,041.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$1,905.46

Where New Hampshire sits

The same service costs 4.0 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

New Hampshire· 10th of 51

$9,797

$3,631 physician + $6,166 facility

AK $19,772TX $4,915

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.