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Reshaping a Vertebra of the Mid-Back for Deformity

Michigan 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?

$2,089

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,089 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,089 from a physician practice, and about $5,623 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$2,089$1,862 to $2,291
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,623$3,631 to $7,244

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,623 · 10th to 90th $1,349 to $9,772Professionalmedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $1,585 to $2,570
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,623professional $2,089

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$6,918.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,511.89
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$9,772.37
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,467.37
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,630.78
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$5,754.40
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,398.83
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$10,232.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,187.76
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
$1,148.15
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$1,862.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,737.80
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$1,778.28
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 28th of 51

$2,089

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.