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Reshaping a Vertebra of the Mid-Back for Deformity

New York 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?

$2,630

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,630 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,950 from a physician practice, and about $5,370 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 9 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$1,950$1,622 to $3,020
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,370$3,388 to $8,710

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,370 · 10th to 90th $2,138 to $12,589Professionalmedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $1,479 to $5,370
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,370professional $1,950

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
$1,819.70
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$12,022.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$4,677.35
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$12,882.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$4,265.80
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$13,489.63
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$3,090.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$8,709.64
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$7,079.46
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,365.16
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,621.81
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,715.35
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$38,018.94
Typical High
$53,703.18
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$16,595.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$8,511.38
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$6,456.54
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,677.35

Where New York 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.

New York· 14th of 51

$2,630

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.