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Reshaping a Vertebra of the Mid-Back for Deformity

Connecticut 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?

$2,754

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,754 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,239 from a physician practice, and about $8,511 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 5 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$2,239$1,622 to $3,548
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8,511$6,761 to $12,023

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8,511 · 10th to 90th $4,677 to $13,804Professionalmedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $1,413 to $5,370
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $8,511professional $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
$4,570.88
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$13,489.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$5,623.41
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$13,803.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$4,365.16
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$4,570.88
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$18,620.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,677.35

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 13th of 51

$2,754

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.