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Removal Of Bony Growth, Mid-Back Spine

Delaware 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 October 2026.

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

$4,262

Typical total for the visit. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,262 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $794 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,467 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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$794$759 to $871
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,467$2,042 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $7,079Professionalmedian $794 · 10th to 90th $708 to $1,202
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,467professional $794

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$7,244.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,202.26
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$660.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$616.60

Where Delaware sits

The same service costs 5.1 times more in Oklahoma 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Delaware· 41st of 51

$4,262

$794 physician + $3,467 facility

OK $11,738KY $2,311

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.