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Removal Of Rib Segment To Reach The Spine

New York 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?

$6,135

Typical total for the visit. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,135 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,349 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,786 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,349$1,122 to $2,089
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,786$2,951 to $7,586

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,786 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $10,965Professionalmedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $3,631
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,786professional $1,349

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
$1,348.96
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,090.30
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$12,882.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$3,162.28
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$6,165.95
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,089.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$5,248.07
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$4,786.30
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,019.95
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,122.02
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,511.89
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$75,857.76
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,548.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$5,623.41
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,890.45
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,019.95

Where New York 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

New York· 13th of 50

$6,135

$1,349 physician + $4,786 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.