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Removal Of Rib Segment To Reach The Spine

Massachusetts 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?

$4,403

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,403 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,585 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,818 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$1,585$1,259 to $2,818
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,818$1,905 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $6,310Professionalmedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $3,715
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,818professional $1,585

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
$1,513.56
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,715.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$3,388.44
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$28,840.32
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$8,511.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$3,311.31
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,630.78
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,089.30
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$11,220.18
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,467.37
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$28,840.32
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$10,715.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,801.89

Where Massachusetts 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

Massachusetts· 34th of 50

$4,403

$1,585 physician + $2,818 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.