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Removal Of Bony Growth, Mid-Back Spine

Michigan 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?

$3,719

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,719 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,148 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,570 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,148$1,000 to $1,288
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,570$2,344 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $5,495Professionalmedian $1,148 · 10th to 90th $912 to $1,349
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,570professional $1,148

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
$1,148.15
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$5,754.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$4,073.80
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,897.79
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,380.38
Priority Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$10,232.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,202.26
12 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
$575.44
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$616.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$912.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$575.44
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$870.96
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83

Where Michigan 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

Michigan· 47th of 51

$3,719

$1,148 physician + $2,570 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.