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Removal Of Bony Growth, Mid-Back Spine

North Dakota 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?

$2,400

Typical total for the visit. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,400 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,549 to the doctor who performs it, and $851 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$1,549$851 to $1,995
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$851$851 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $851 · 10th to 90th $851 to $8,511Professionalmedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $759 to $2,344
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $851professional $1,549

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
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,380.38
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,691.53
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,570.40
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,715.19
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$14,454.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,137.96

Where North Dakota 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

North Dakota· 47th of 50

$2,400

$1,549 physician + $851 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.