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Cutting And Reshaping A Spine Bone From Behind

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 22214

Cuts through one spinal bone from an incision in the back, freeing that level so the spine can be tilted into better alignment. The corrected position is then held while the bones heal. It is used when the spine has become fixed in a bent or twisted posture that cannot be corrected without dividing bone.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Cutting And Reshaping A Spine Bone From Behind cost?

$7,862

Typical total for the visit. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,862 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,239 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,623 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 55 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,239$1,698 to $3,311
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,623$2,818 to $9,550

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,623 · 10th to 90th $1,585 to $13,804Professionalmedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $1,380 to $5,012
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $5,623professional $2,239

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
$1,412.54
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$12,882.50
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$15,135.61
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$11,748.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,019.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$18,620.87

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 4.3 times more in Nebraska than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee
NE $11,900MD $2,738

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.