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Spinal Fusion for Curvature, 7 to 12 Bones

New Mexico rates for HCPCS 22802

Permanently joins a run of spinal bones together through an incision in the back to correct a sideways curve or other deformity of the spine. Rods, screws or hooks hold the spine in the corrected position while packed bone graft causes the treated bones to grow into one solid piece. This version covers a moderate stretch of the spine, about seven to twelve bones.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Spinal Fusion for Curvature, 7 to 12 Bones cost?

$11,750

Typical total for the visit. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11,750 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,630 to the doctor who performs it, and $9,120 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,630$2,291 to $3,162
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$9,120$3,090 to $16,982

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9,120 · 10th to 90th $708 to $23,442Professionalmedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $1,820 to $3,715
$100$1K$10Kfacility $9,120professional $2,630

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$2,818.38
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,890.45
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$16,218.10
Typical High
$22,387.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$3,630.78
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$3,090.30
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$23,442.29
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$27,542.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$3,890.45
6 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
$977.24
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,412.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,089.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$1,949.84

Where New Mexico sits

The same service costs 5.2 times more in Wyoming 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

New Mexico· 16th of 51

$11,750

$2,630 physician + $9,120 facility

WY $23,952KY $4,650

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.