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Reshaping a Vertebra of the Mid-Back for Deformity

Alaska rates for HCPCS 22222

Spinal surgery in which a wedge of bone is cut out of a vertebra in the mid-back and the spine is closed down over the gap, correcting a fixed curve or angle that cannot be straightened any other way. It covers work on one segment of the spine.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Reshaping a Vertebra of the Mid-Back for Deformity cost?

$4,467

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,467 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4,571 from a physician practice, and about $3,311 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 6 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$4,571$1,622 to $7,762
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,311$2,089 to $8,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $1,698 to $11,749Professionalmedian $4,571 · 10th to 90th $1,349 to $9,333
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,311professional $4,571

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
$5,011.87
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$8,317.64
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$5,495.41
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$9,120.11
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$10,471.29
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,244.36
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$10,000.00
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$9,120.11
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,760.83
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$14,791.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$9,772.37

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.8 times more in California than in Kentucky. 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.

Alaska· 3rd of 51

$4,467

CA $6,457KY $1,698

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.