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Removal Of Bony Growth, Mid-Back Spine

New Mexico 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?

$2,240

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,240 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $891 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,349 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$891$776 to $1,288
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,349$1,023 to $3,090

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $871 to $14,791Professionalmedian $891 · 10th to 90th $759 to $2,042
$100$1K$10Kfacility $1,349professional $891

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
$1,348.96
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,754.23
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$2,951.21
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$1,288.25
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,659.59
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,819.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$15,848.93
Typical High
$31,622.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,698.24

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 48th of 50

$2,240

$891 physician + $1,349 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.