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Removal Of Rib Segment To Reach The Spine

Iowa 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?

$6,004

Typical total for the visit. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,004 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,738 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,266 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,738$1,148 to $2,570
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,266$2,951 to $6,761

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,266 · 10th to 90th $1,738 to $8,128Professionalmedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $3,802
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,266professional $1,738

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
$1,737.80
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$7,079.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,311.31
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,801.89
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$9,772.37
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$8,709.64
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$3,467.37
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,090.30
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$3,019.95

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 5.0 times more in Indiana than in Maryland. 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

Iowa· 14th of 50

$6,004

$1,738 physician + $4,266 facility

IN $10,535MD $2,110

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.