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Removal Of Bony Growth, Mid-Back Spine

Missouri 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?

$5,004

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,004 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,023 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,981 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$1,023$871 to $1,349
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,981$2,512 to $5,623

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,981 · 10th to 90th $1,479 to $7,943Professionalmedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $794 to $3,548
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,981professional $1,023

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
$1,258.93
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$4,786.30
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$8,317.64
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,513.56
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,288.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,905.46
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$7,244.36
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$12,882.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,659.59

Where Missouri 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

Missouri· 30th of 50

$5,004

$1,023 physician + $3,981 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.