CPT code 22206: Spinal osteotomy, thoracic, one segment2026 Medicare rate & RVUs in North Carolina

Reports a three-column osteotomy at one thoracic vertebral segment, typically performed to correct a rigid spinal deformity during complex reconstruction.

CMS RVU26DEffective Oct 1, 2026One payment locality350 Medicare services in 2024

In North Carolina, Medicare pays $2,095.16 for 22206 in a facility. There’s no office rate.

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$2,095.16Hospital or facility

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Medicare allowed amount for participating (non-QP) physicians, before deductible, coinsurance and claim adjustments. Not a patient’s bill or a hospital charge.

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Rate in North Carolina
What 22206 covers
Compared with other areas
Rate map
How it’s calculated
Payment rules
Related codes
Rate history
Where it applies
Billing questions
Sources

What 22206 covers

Code 22206 represents a thoracic three-column osteotomy at one vertebral segment, a major deformity-correction procedure that removes bone across the vertebra to allow spinal realignment. Examples include a pedicle subtraction osteotomy or vertebral column resection for rigid kyphosis or scoliosis. A spine surgeon typically performs the procedure in an operating room as part of complex reconstruction. The operative report should establish the thoracic location and the three-column extent of the osteotomy.

Report one segment with this code; document the level, deformity, and work performed, and identify additional segments when present. The 90-day global includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care. For multiple procedures in the same session, the highest-valued procedure is paid in full and the others at 50%. Modifier 50 is inappropriate. An assistant at surgery may be paid; co-surgeons require supporting documentation, and team surgery is not permitted.

This summary was written with AI assistance from CMS physician fee schedule data and checked against the CMS billing rules shown here. Rates on this page come directly from CMS files.

How North Carolina compares for 22206

Across 109 of 109 payment localities, the facility rate for 22206 runs from $1,978.98 in Wisconsin to $2,927.24 in Miami, FL. North Carolina pays $2,095.16. The RVUs are the same everywhere; the geographic indexes change the dollars.

22206 in North Carolina vs other payment areas

North Carolina · this page$2,095.16
Los Angeles, CA · California$2,323.03+$227.87
Washington, DC area · District of Columbia$2,515.82+$420.66
Miami, FL · Florida$2,927.24+$832.08
Chicago, IL · Illinois$2,817.48+$722.32
Manhattan, NY · New York$2,707.22+$612.06
Alaska · Alaska$2,753.99+$658.83

Other areas in North Carolina first, then benchmark localities. Bars start at $0.

Every other payment area

22206 in every other Medicare payment locality
Payment locality	Office	Facility
AlabamaAlabama	—	$2,026.82
ArkansasArkansas	—	$1,995.56
ArizonaArizona	—	$2,206.58
Bakersfield, CACalifornia	—	$2,215.76
Chico, CACalifornia	—	$2,184.01
El Centro, CACalifornia	—	$2,186.02
Fresno, CACalifornia	—	$2,184.01
Hanford, CACalifornia	—	$2,184.01
Madera, CACalifornia	—	$2,184.01
Merced, CACalifornia	—	$2,184.01
Modesto, CACalifornia	—	$2,184.01
Napa, CACalifornia	—	$2,377.79
Oxnard, CACalifornia	—	$2,290.14
Redding, CACalifornia	—	$2,184.01
Rest of CaliforniaCalifornia	—	$2,184.01
Riverside, CACalifornia	—	$2,312.60
Sacramento, CACalifornia	—	$2,252.09
Salinas, CACalifornia	—	$2,243.34
San Diego, CACalifornia	—	$2,269.43
Marin County, CACalifornia	—	$2,458.74
San Francisco, CACalifornia	—	$2,445.08
San Benito County, CACalifornia	—	$2,529.37
Santa Clara County, CACalifornia	—	$2,473.51
San Luis Obispo, CACalifornia	—	$2,212.94
Santa Cruz, CACalifornia	—	$2,268.90
Santa Maria, CACalifornia	—	$2,244.42
Santa Rosa, CACalifornia	—	$2,288.55
Stockton, CACalifornia	—	$2,184.01
Vallejo, CACalifornia	—	$2,358.10
Visalia, CACalifornia	—	$2,184.01
Yuba City, CACalifornia	—	$2,184.01
ColoradoColorado	—	$2,254.87
ConnecticutConnecticut	—	$2,445.68
DelawareDelaware	—	$2,242.69
Fort Lauderdale, FLFlorida	—	$2,618.70
Rest of FloridaFlorida	—	$2,457.80
Atlanta, GAGeorgia	—	$2,380.45
Rest of GeorgiaGeorgia	—	$2,289.79
Hawaii, Guam, HIHawaii	—	$2,208.29
IowaIowa	—	$1,985.82
IdahoIdaho	—	$2,019.72
East St. Louis, ILIllinois	—	$2,638.91
Rest of IllinoisIllinois	—	$2,452.99
Suburban Chicago, ILIllinois	—	$2,622.13
IndianaIndiana	—	$2,029.65
KansasKansas	—	$2,021.41
KentuckyKentucky	—	$2,176.47
New Orleans, LALouisiana	—	$2,300.25
Rest of LouisianaLouisiana	—	$2,191.05
Metropolitan Boston, MAMassachusetts	—	$2,421.23
Rest of MassachusettsMassachusetts	—	$2,258.75
Baltimore area, MDMaryland	—	$2,449.00
Rest of MarylandMaryland	—	$2,272.52
Rest of MaineMaine	—	$2,079.59
Southern Maine, MEMaine	—	$2,130.97
Detroit, MIMichigan	—	$2,537.39
Rest of MichiganMichigan	—	$2,278.60
MinnesotaMinnesota	—	$2,021.92
Metropolitan Kansas City, MOMissouri	—	$2,235.01
Metropolitan St. Louis, MOMissouri	—	$2,253.80
Rest of MissouriMissouri	—	$2,182.01
MississippiMississippi	—	$2,086.91
MontanaMontana	—	$2,284.49
North DakotaNorth Dakota	—	$2,046.61
NebraskaNebraska	—	$1,983.56
New HampshireNew Hampshire	—	$2,262.64
Northern New JerseyNew Jersey	—	$2,496.52
Rest of New JerseyNew Jersey	—	$2,434.58
New MexicoNew Mexico	—	$2,310.22
NevadaNevada	—	$2,218.86
NYC suburbs and Long Island, NYNew York	—	$2,834.27
Poughkeepsie and northern NYC suburbs, NYNew York	—	$2,488.06
Queens, NYNew York	—	$2,662.81
Rest of New YorkNew York	—	$2,132.32
OhioOhio	—	$2,229.98
OklahomaOklahoma	—	$2,123.71
Portland, OROregon	—	$2,276.47
Rest of OregonOregon	—	$2,163.26
Metropolitan Philadelphia, PAPennsylvania	—	$2,412.21
Rest of PennsylvaniaPennsylvania	—	$2,208.03
Puerto RicoPuerto Rico	—	$2,286.66
Rhode IslandRhode Island	—	$2,287.10
South CarolinaSouth Carolina	—	$2,173.89
South DakotaSouth Dakota	—	$2,018.49
TennesseeTennessee	—	$2,038.04
Austin, TXTexas	—	$2,280.92
Beaumont, TXTexas	—	$2,196.22
Brazoria, TXTexas	—	$2,200.52
Dallas, TXTexas	—	$2,236.44
Fort Worth, TXTexas	—	$2,234.94
Galveston, TXTexas	—	$2,221.16
Houston, TXTexas	—	$2,441.35
Rest of TexasTexas	—	$2,212.01
UtahUtah	—	$2,203.94
VirginiaVirginia	—	$2,155.72
Virgin Islands, VIUnited States Virgin Islands	—	$2,286.66
VermontVermont	—	$2,080.07
Rest of WashingtonWashington	—	$2,240.65
King County, WAWashington	—	$2,425.00
WisconsinWisconsin	—	$1,978.98
West VirginiaWest Virginia	—	$2,370.35
WyomingWyoming	—	$2,180.82

22206 rates by state

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22206 office rate range by state
State / territory	Office rate range	Localities
AK	No published base rate	1
AL	No published base rate	1
AR	No published base rate	1
AZ	No published base rate	1
CA	No published base rate	29
CO	No published base rate	1
CT	No published base rate	1
DC	No published base rate	1
DE	No published base rate	1
FL	No published base rate	3
GA	No published base rate	2
GU	No published base rate	1
HI	No published base rate	1
IA	No published base rate	1
ID	No published base rate	1
IL	No published base rate	4
IN	No published base rate	1
KS	No published base rate	1
KY	No published base rate	1
LA	No published base rate	2
MA	No published base rate	2
MD	No published base rate	3
ME	No published base rate	2
MI	No published base rate	2
MN	No published base rate	1
MO	No published base rate	3
MS	No published base rate	1
MT	No published base rate	1
NC	No published base rate	1
ND	No published base rate	1
NE	No published base rate	1
NH	No published base rate	1
NJ	No published base rate	2
NM	No published base rate	1
NV	No published base rate	1
NY	No published base rate	5
OH	No published base rate	1
OK	No published base rate	1
OR	No published base rate	2
PA	No published base rate	2
PR	No published base rate	1
RI	No published base rate	1
SC	No published base rate	1
SD	No published base rate	1
TN	No published base rate	1
TX	No published base rate	8
UT	No published base rate	1
VA	No published base rate	2
VI	No published base rate	1
VT	No published base rate	1
WA	No published base rate	2
WI	No published base rate	1
WV	No published base rate	1
WY	No published base rate	1

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How the 22206 rate is calculated

Each of 22206’s three RVUs is multiplied by a geographic index (GPCI) for the payment locality, added up, and multiplied by the conversion factor. Drag the indexes or enter a ZIP to see what moves the rate.

How the rate is built · 22206

RVUs × geographic indexes × conversion factor

Office or facility?

Your ZIP

Work36.25

36.25 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Practice expense20.14

20.14 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Malpractice12.03

12.03 RVUs× 1.000 GPCI

Adjusted RVUs

68.4200

Conversion factor

$33.4009

Medicare rate

$2,285.29

Every GPCI starts at 1.000, the national rate. Enter a ZIP or drag a slider.

The exact North Carolina inputs and CMS source lines

PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv

2,051

Code: 22206
Physician work: 36.25
Practice expense: 20.14
Malpractice: 12.03

GPCI2026.csv

Locality: North Carolina
Physician work: 1.000
Practice expense: 0.933
Malpractice: 0.639

Facility calculation for 22206 in North Carolina
Component	RVU	Locality factor	Adjusted
Physician work	36.25	× 1.000	36.2500
Practice expense	20.14	× 0.933	18.7906
Malpractice	12.03	× 0.639	7.6872
Total RVUs			62.7278
Conversion factor			× 33.4009

Facility rate, North Carolina$2095.16

Facility: (36.25 × 1 + 20.14 × 0.933 + 12.03 × 0.639) × $33.4009 = $2095.16

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Payment rules and modifiers for 22206

22206 has a 90-day global period: related visits in that window are included in the surgery payment.

CMS payment indicators · 22206

Spinal osteotomy, thoracic, one segment

Rule	CMS value	What it means
Global period	090	Major surgery: the day before, the day of, and 90 days after are included.
Multiple procedures	2	Standard reduction: highest-valued procedure at 100%, others at 50%.
Bilateral (modifier 50)	0	The 150% bilateral adjustment doesn’t apply.
Assistant at surgery (80/81/82/AS)	2	Paid.
Co-surgeons (62)	1	Permitted with supporting documentation.
Team surgery (66)	0	Not permitted.
Professional/technical	0	Physician service: no professional/technical split.
Split (54/55/56)	0.10/0.69/0.21	Share of the payment for pre-op, the procedure itself, and post-op care.

Global surgery period · 22206

Spinal osteotomy, thoracic, one segment

Date of surgery

Date of a later visit

90-day global period ends

Dec 30, 2026

Covers Sep 30, 2026 through Dec 30, 2026 (92 days, including the day before surgery).

Visit on Oct 31, 2026

Day 30 of the 90-day post-op period: related follow-up care is included in the surgical payment.

24Unrelated E/M visit by the same physician
79Unrelated procedure (starts its own global period)
58Staged, more extensive, or therapy procedure that was planned
78Unplanned return to the operating room for a related complication

SurgeryVisit

Sep 23, 2026Jan 10, 2027

Pre-op dayGlobal period

What modifiers do to the payment

Modifier 51 · payment effect

With and without the modifier

22206 without 51 · national facility

$2,285.29

Spinal osteotomy, thoracic, one segment

22206-51 · Second procedure: 50%

$1,142.65

When this isn’t the highest-valued procedure in the session, Medicare pays 50% of its fee schedule amount (the highest is paid at 100%).

When to use modifier 51

Codes related to 22206

Related codes aren’t interchangeable: bill the code that matches the service performed.

Codes related to 22206
Code	How it relates	Office range, North Carolina
Same family
22207	Spinal osteotomy, lumbar, three-column, one segmentThree-column osteotomy at one lumbar vertebral segment rather than a thoracic segment.	No office rate
Add-on codes
22208	Spinal osteotomy, additional three-column segmentAdd-on code for each additional vertebral segment in a three-column osteotomy.	No office rate
Used instead
22212	Spinal osteotomy, single thoracic segmentThoracic single-segment osteotomy when the procedure does not meet the three-column scope.	No office rate

How 22206 has changed in North Carolina

22206 · Office / nonfacility

Rate unavailable

Effective 2026-10-01

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What changed, release by release

Rates in every CMS release
Effective from	Office	Facility	CMS release
2026-10-01	Not available in this setting	$2,095.16	RVU26D
2026-07-01	Not available in this setting	$2,095.16	RVU26C
2026-04-01	Not available in this setting	$2,095.16	RVU26B
2026-01-01	Not available in this setting	$2,095.16	RVU26A
2025-10-01	Not available in this setting	$2,223.26	RVU25D
2025-07-01	Not available in this setting	$2,223.26	RVU25C
2025-04-01	Not available in this setting	$2,223.26	RVU25B
2025-01-01	Not available in this setting	$2,223.26	RVU25A
2024-10-01	Not available in this setting	$2,271.82	RVU24D
2024-07-01	Not available in this setting	$2,271.82	RVU24C
2024-04-01	Not available in this setting	$2,271.82	RVU24B
2024-03-09	Not available in this setting	$2,271.82	RVU24AR
2024-01-01	Not available in this setting	$2,234.74	RVU24A
2023-10-01	Not available in this setting	$2,324.55	RVU23D
2023-07-01	Not available in this setting	$2,324.55	RVU23C
2023-04-01	Not available in this setting	$2,324.55	RVU23B
2023-01-01	Not available in this setting	$2,324.55	RVU23A
2022-10-01	Not available in this setting	$2,381.70	RVU22D
2022-07-01	Not available in this setting	$2,381.70	RVU22C
2022-04-01	Not available in this setting	$2,381.70	RVU22B
2022-01-01	Not available in this setting	$2,381.70	RVU22A
2021-10-01	Not available in this setting	$2,387.50	RVU21D
2021-07-01	Not available in this setting	$2,387.50	RVU21C
2021-04-01	Not available in this setting	$2,387.50	RVU21B
2021-01-01	Not available in this setting	$2,387.50	RVU21A
2020-10-01	Not available in this setting	$2,411.37	RVU20D
2020-07-01	Not available in this setting	$2,411.37	RVU20C
2020-04-01	Not available in this setting	$2,411.37	RVU20B
2020-01-01	Not available in this setting	$2,411.37	RVU20A
2019-10-01	Not available in this setting	$2,392.02	RVU19D
2019-07-01	Not available in this setting	$2,392.02	RVU19C
2019-04-01	Not available in this setting	$2,392.02	RVU19B
2019-01-01	Not available in this setting	$2,392.02	RVU19A
2018-10-01	Not available in this setting	$2,379.07	RVU18D
2018-07-01	Not available in this setting	$2,379.07	RVU18C
2018-04-01	Not available in this setting	$2,379.07	RVU18B
2018-01-01	Not available in this setting	$2,379.07	RVU18AR1
2017-10-01	Not available in this setting	$2,393.90	RVU17D
2017-07-01	Not available in this setting	$2,393.90	RVU17C
2017-04-01	Not available in this setting	$2,393.90	RVU17B
2017-01-01	Not available in this setting	$2,393.90	RVU17A
2016-10-01	Not available in this setting	$2,396.16	RVU16D
2016-07-01	Not available in this setting	$2,396.16	RVU16C
2016-04-01	Not available in this setting	$2,396.16	RVU16B
2016-01-01	Not available in this setting	$2,396.16	RVU16A
2015-10-01	Not available in this setting	$2,413.37	RVU15D
2015-07-01	Not available in this setting	$2,413.37	RVU15C
2015-04-01	Not available in this setting	$2,401.36	RVU15B
2015-01-01	Not available in this setting	$2,401.36	RVU15A
2014-10-01	Not available in this setting	$2,293.52	RVU14D
2014-07-01	Not available in this setting	$2,293.52	RVU14C
2014-04-01	Not available in this setting	$2,293.52	RVU14B
2014-01-01	Not available in this setting	$2,293.52	RVU14A
2013-10-01	Not available in this setting	$2,234.43	RVU13D
2013-07-01	Not available in this setting	$2,234.43	RVU13C
2013-04-01	Not available in this setting	$2,234.43	RVU13B
2013-01-01	Not available in this setting	$2,234.43	RVU13AR

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Where the North Carolina rate applies

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22206 billing questions

How does 22206 differ from 22207?

Both describe a three-column osteotomy at one vertebral segment. Choose 22206 for a thoracic segment and 22207 for a lumbar segment.

When is 22208 reported with 22206?

22208 is the add-on code for each additional vertebral segment when the three-column osteotomy extends beyond the initial segment. Document the additional level or levels treated.

How is 22206 distinguished from 22212?

22206 is for a thoracic three-column osteotomy. 22212 describes a thoracic osteotomy at one segment that does not meet the three-column code’s scope.

Can modifier 50 be used for 22206?

No. The CMS bilateral adjustment does not apply, and modifier 50 is inappropriate for this code.

What postoperative care is included?

The 90-day global includes the day-before preoperative visit and 90 days of related postoperative care.

Can an assistant or co-surgeon be reported?

An assistant at surgery may be paid. Co-surgeons are paid only with supporting documentation; team surgery is not permitted.

Where these rates come from

FeeBase calculates base physician payments from CMS work, practice-expense and malpractice RVUs, adjusted by each locality’s geographic indexes and the conversion factor. Services without a published rate are labeled, never given a made-up amount. Amounts are Medicare allowed amounts before claim adjustments: not a patient’s bill or a commercial rate.

CMS RVU26D · effective Oct 1, 2026 through the day before Jan 1, 2027

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RVUs for 22206PPRRVU2026_Oct_nonQPP.csv, line 2,051 (RVU26D)

2,04822112,,[CPT descriptor omitted],A,,13.72,15.57,NA,15.57,,5.77,35.06,35.06,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00

2,04922114,,[CPT descriptor omitted],A,,13.72,15.57,NA,15.57,,5.77,35.06,35.06,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00

2,05022116,,[CPT descriptor omitted],A,,2.26,0.75,NA,0.75,,0.76,3.77,3.77,0,ZZZ,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00

2,05122206,,[CPT descriptor omitted],A,,36.25,20.14,NA,20.14,,12.03,68.42,68.42,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00

2,05222207,,[CPT descriptor omitted],A,,35.76,19.61,NA,19.61,,10.93,66.30,66.30,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00

2,05322208,,[CPT descriptor omitted],A,,9.42,3.19,NA,3.19,,3.20,15.81,15.81,0,ZZZ,0.00,0.00,0.00,0,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00

2,05422210,,[CPT descriptor omitted],A,,24.75,18.44,NA,18.44,,8.11,51.30,51.30,0,090,0.10,0.69,0.21,2,0,2,1,0,9,,33.4009,09,0,99,0.00,0.00,0.00

Geographic factors for North CarolinaGPCI2026.csv, line 83 (RVU26D)

8013202,NY,03,POUGHKPSIE/N NYC SUBURBS,1.045,1.095,1.210

8113292,NY,04,QUEENS,1.064,1.182,1.442

8213282,NY,99,REST OF NEW YORK,1.000,0.950,0.703

8311502,NC,00,NORTH CAROLINA,1.000,0.933,0.639

8403302,ND,01,NORTH DAKOTA**,1.000,1.000,0.406

8515202,OH,00,OHIO,1.000,0.913,1.008

8604312,OK,00,OKLAHOMA,1.000,0.893,0.777

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What 22206 covers

How North Carolina compares for 22206

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22206 rates by state

How the 22206 rate is calculated

Payment rules and modifiers for 22206

What modifiers do to the payment

Codes related to 22206

How 22206 has changed in North Carolina

Where the North Carolina rate applies

22206 billing questions

How does 22206 differ from 22207?

When is 22208 reported with 22206?

How is 22206 distinguished from 22212?

Can modifier 50 be used for 22206?

What postoperative care is included?

Can an assistant or co-surgeon be reported?

Where these rates come from

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