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Removal Of Rib Segment To Reach The Spine

North Dakota 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?

$3,286

Typical total for the visit. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,286 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,138 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,148 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$2,138$1,072 to $2,692
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,148$1,148 to $2,512

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,148 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $8,511Professionalmedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $3,162
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,148professional $2,138

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
$1,071.52
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,862.09
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,162.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,548.13
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$3,388.44
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$6,606.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,884.03

Where North Dakota 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

North Dakota· 44th of 50

$3,286

$2,138 physician + $1,148 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.