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Removal Of Rib Segment To Reach The Spine

Nevada 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?

$3,498

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,498 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,259 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,239 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$1,259$1,096 to $1,660
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,239$2,089 to $4,786

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $7,762Professionalmedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $2,692
$20$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $2,239professional $1,259

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
$1,202.26
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$4,786.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$6,309.57
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$7,762.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,238.72
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,187.76
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,949.84
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$1,778.28
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,174.90
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,995.26

Where Nevada 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

Nevada· 41st of 50

$3,498

$1,259 physician + $2,239 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.