go back

Removal Of Rib Segment To Reach The Spine

Pennsylvania 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?

$5,121

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,121 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,230 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,890 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$1,230$1,122 to $1,479
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,890$2,138 to $5,370

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $8,318Professionalmedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $1,820
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,890professional $1,230

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
$1,258.93
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,778.28
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,456.54
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$57,543.99
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,951.21
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,089.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,398.83
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,511.89
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,238.72
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$8,317.64
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$4,570.88
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,584.89
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,090.30
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$9,549.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,398.83

Where Pennsylvania 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

Pennsylvania· 25th of 50

$5,121

$1,230 physician + $3,890 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.