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Reshaping a Vertebra of the Mid-Back for Deformity

Maryland 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 October 2026.

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

$1,862

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,862 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,660 to $2,089.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,631 · 10th to 90th $617 to $6,607Professionalmedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $1,380 to $2,692
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,631professional $1,862

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,862.09
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,089.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$6,025.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,235.94
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,801.89
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,884.03
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
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$933.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,412.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,318.26

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 11.2 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.

Maryland· 38th of 51

$1,862

AK $7,244TX $646

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.