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Reshaping a Vertebra of the Mid-Back for Deformity

Ohio 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?

$1,413

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,413 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,380 from a physician practice, and about $3,467 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,380$550 to $1,862
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,467$1,259 to $6,761

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $676 to $11,220Professionalmedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $214 to $2,344
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,467professional $1,380

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
$2,691.53
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$12,882.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$9,120.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$7,585.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,398.83
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$5,888.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,951.21
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$5,623.41
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,951.21
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,137.96
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,290.87
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,290.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$11,748.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,162.28
9 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
$870.96
Typical High
$1,348.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$537.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,041.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,905.46
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,513.56
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$380.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$338.84

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 49th of 51

$1,413

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.