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Removal of a Bone Growth From a Neck Vertebra

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 22100

A surgery that removes part of the bony back portion of a single vertebra in the neck, such as the spinous process, the lamina, or a facet joint, to take out a growth or lesion that originates within the bone itself. It targets one vertebral level in the neck and does not address a disc problem or a growth pressing on the spine from outside the bone. It is generally performed to treat or diagnose an abnormality found within the bone of the vertebra.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal of a Bone Growth From a Neck Vertebra cost?

$1,413

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,413 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $912 to $4,074.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $912 to $7,762Professionalmedian $912 · 10th to 90th $871 to $1,950
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,898professional $912

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
$912.01
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,412.54
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$11,748.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,454.71
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$14,791.08
Typical High
$42,657.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,454.71

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 5.9 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.

Washington, DC· 18th of 51

$1,413

CA $5,129KY $871

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.