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Removal Of Bony Growth, Mid-Back Spine

Florida 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?

$5,462

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,462 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $676 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,786 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$676$479 to $851
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,786$3,020 to $8,128

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,786 · 10th to 90th $1,820 to $14,125Professionalmedian $676 · 10th to 90th $91 to $1,096
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $4,786professional $676

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$12,022.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$954.99
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$11,748.98
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,071.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$6,606.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,348.96
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$16,982.44
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$977.24
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,047.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$15,488.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,479.11
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$912.01
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
$363.08
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$707.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$660.69

Where Florida 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

Florida· 26th of 51

$5,462

$676 physician + $4,786 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.