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Reshaping a Vertebra of the Mid-Back for Deformity

Maine 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?

$2,188

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,188 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,188 from a physician practice, and about $2,692 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,188$2,042 to $2,630
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,692$2,570 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $708 to $7,079Professionalmedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $1,660 to $3,388
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,692professional $2,188

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,137.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,388.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,137.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$549.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$478.63
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$6,606.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,467.37
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$7,079.46
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,467.37
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,818.38
12 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
$870.96
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,071.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,621.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,513.56
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,071.52
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,621.81
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,513.56

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 24th of 51

$2,188

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.