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Removal Of Bony Growth, Mid-Back Spine

California rates for HCPCS 22101

This service surgically removes part of a bony structure of a vertebra in the mid-back (thoracic spine) - such as the bony arch or a joint surface - to treat a growth or lesion confined to that structure. The main body of the vertebra is left in place. It is used to treat a bone abnormality localized to a specific vertebra rather than a widespread spinal condition.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of Bony Growth, Mid-Back Spine cost?

$8,563

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,563 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $977 to the doctor who performs it, and $7,586 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 13 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$977$776 to $1,698
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$7,586$5,012 to $10,965

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,586 · 10th to 90th $2,754 to $16,982Professionalmedian $977 · 10th to 90th $692 to $4,786
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $7,586professional $977

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
$2,951.21
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$19,054.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$5,370.32
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$15,848.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,511.89
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$19,952.62
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$6,606.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,238.72
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,348.96
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,089.30
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$20,892.96
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,309.57
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$7,943.28
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
Optum
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$70.79
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,698.24
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,238.72
Sutter Health Plus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$2,818.38
The Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,762.47
Median
$14,125.38
Typical High
$28,840.32
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,949.84

Where California sits

The same service costs 9.0 times more in Maine than in West Virginia. 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

California· 8th of 50

$8,563

$977 physician + $7,586 facility

ME $15,863WV $1,763

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.