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Removal Of Bony Growth, Mid-Back Spine

New Jersey 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?

$8,498

Typical total for the visit. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,498 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $912 to the doctor who performs it, and $7,586 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$912$832 to $1,622
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$7,586$6,026 to $10,233

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,586 · 10th to 90th $4,169 to $12,303Professionalmedian $912 · 10th to 90th $759 to $5,495
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $7,586professional $912

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
$4,168.69
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$11,748.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$8,128.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16,595.87
Median
$19,498.45
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,818.38
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,548.82
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14,454.40
Median
$19,952.62
Typical High
$36,307.81
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$23,988.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$2,137.96

Where New Jersey 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

New Jersey· 9th of 50

$8,498

$912 physician + $7,586 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.