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Removal Of Rib Segment To Reach The Spine

Montana 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?

$3,749

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,749 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,660 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,089 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,660$1,148 to $2,089
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,089$1,995 to $2,138

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $1,585 to $2,512Professionalmedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $2,399
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,089professional $1,660

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$1,949.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,041.74
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,511.89
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,511.89
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,290.87
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,290.87

Where Montana 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

Montana· 40th of 50

$3,749

$1,660 physician + $2,089 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.