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Removal Of Bony Growth, Mid-Back Spine

Louisiana 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?

$4,187

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,187 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,096 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,090 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,096$851 to $1,380
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,090$1,445 to $5,623

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $891 to $10,471Professionalmedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $776 to $1,698
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,090professional $1,096

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
$794.33
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,698.24
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,248.07
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$14,454.40
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,412.54
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$6,456.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$13,489.63
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,659.59

Where Louisiana 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

Louisiana· 35th of 50

$4,187

$1,096 physician + $3,090 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.