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Removal Of Bony Growth, Mid-Back Spine

South Carolina 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?

$10,750

Typical total for the visit. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10,750 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $977 to the doctor who performs it, and $9,772 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$977$832 to $1,122
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$9,772$1,738 to $18,621

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9,772 · 10th to 90th $977 to $21,878Professionalmedian $977 · 10th to 90th $759 to $2,042
$100$1K$10Kfacility $9,772professional $977

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
$977.24
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$22,908.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$2,187.76
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,248.07
Median
$12,882.50
Typical High
$21,379.62
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,548.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$14,791.08
Typical High
$15,488.17
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,905.46
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,905.46
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$19,498.45
Typical High
$30,199.52
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,445.44

Where South Carolina 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

South Carolina· 3rd of 50

$10,750

$977 physician + $9,772 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.