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Removal Of Bony Growth, Mid-Back Spine

Mississippi 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?

$4,630

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,630 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,318 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,311 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$1,318$813 to $1,445
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,311$1,862 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $9,550Professionalmedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $724 to $1,950
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $3,311professional $1,318

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
$707.95
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,995.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,949.84
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$3,801.89
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$7,079.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,479.11
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$12,589.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,041.74
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
$398.11
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$954.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,445.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,348.96

Where Mississippi 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

Mississippi· 39th of 51

$4,630

$1,318 physician + $3,311 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.