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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 October 2026.

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

$1,698

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,698 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,698 from a physician practice, and about $4,571 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,698$1,514 to $1,905
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,571$2,455 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,571 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $11,749Professionalmedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $1,413 to $2,951
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,571professional $1,698

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
$2,041.74
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$12,589.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,819.70
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$10,964.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,290.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,445.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$371.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$323.59
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$13,489.63
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$12,022.64
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$3,981.07
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$7,079.46
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,311.31
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,951.21
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$38,018.94
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$14,791.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$4,265.80
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$5,754.40
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,951.21
15 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
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$891.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,348.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,258.93
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,344.23
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$616.60
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$295.12
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,041.74
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,380.38
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,344.23
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$933.25
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$436.52
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,041.74

Where New York 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.

New York· 43rd of 51

$1,698

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.