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Removal Of Rib Segment To Reach The Spine

Rhode Island 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?

$1,479

Typical physician fee. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,479 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,096 to $1,820.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,266 · 10th to 90th $2,754 to $9,550Professionalmedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $2,239
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,266professional $1,445

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,819.70
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,754.23

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 3.4 times more in California than in Kentucky. 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.

Rhode Island· 34th of 51

$1,479

CA $4,074KY $1,202

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.