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Removal Of Rib Segment To Reach The Spine

South 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?

$4,083

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,083 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,042 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,042 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,042$1,072 to $2,630
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,042$1,622 to $3,090

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $1,380 to $4,365Professionalmedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $955 to $3,311
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,042professional $2,042

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
$1,148.15
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,311.31
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,090.30
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$8,709.64
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,570.40
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,454.71
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,090.30
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,090.30

Where South 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

South Dakota· 37th of 50

$4,083

$2,042 physician + $2,042 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.