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Reshaping a Vertebra of the Mid-Back for Deformity

Pennsylvania 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?

$1,862

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,862 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,778 from a physician practice, and about $3,631 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$1,778$1,622 to $1,995
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,631$1,698 to $5,888

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,631 · 10th to 90th $676 to $8,710Professionalmedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $1,479 to $3,090
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,631professional $1,778

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
$1,047.13
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,862.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,288.25
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$12,022.64
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,162.28
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,137.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$5,888.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,715.35
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,235.94
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,235.94
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$8,709.64
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,862.09
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,288.25
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,884.03
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,737.80
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,818.38
10 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
$794.33
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$933.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,380.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$186.21
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$933.25
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$371.54
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,380.38
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$275.42
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$186.21

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 35th of 51

$1,862

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.