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Removal Of Rib Segment To Reach The Spine

Kentucky 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?

$3,413

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,413 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,122 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,291 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$1,122$1,023 to $1,380
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,291$1,585 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $5,129Professionalmedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $955 to $1,905
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,291professional $1,122

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
$537.03
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,905.46
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$4,365.16
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,513.56
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,949.84
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,778.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,089.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$6,309.57
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,290.87

Where Kentucky 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

Kentucky· 42nd of 50

$3,413

$1,122 physician + $2,291 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.