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Removal Of Rib Segment To Reach The Spine

Hawaii rates for HCPCS 21610

Back surgery that removes part of a rib along with the bony projection of the vertebra it attaches to, opening a corridor to the front and side of the spine. Through that corridor the surgeon can drain an infection, take a biopsy, or clear diseased tissue. The muscles are then closed back over the area.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of Rib Segment To Reach The Spine cost?

$1,995

Typical physician fee. In Hawaii, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,995 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,413 to $4,571.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $3,890Professionalmedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $5,370
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,890professional $1,995

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$3,890.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,778.28
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,778.28
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$5,370.32

Where Hawaii sits

The same service costs 3.4 times more in California 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.

Hawaii· 13th of 51

$1,995

CA $4,074KY $1,202

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.