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Removal Of Bony Growth, Mid-Back Spine

Utah 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?

$6,538

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,538 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $513 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,026 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$513$135 to $692
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,026$4,169 to $12,882

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,026 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $15,849Professionalmedian $513 · 10th to 90th $59 to $891
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $6,026professional $513

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
$1,202.26
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,466.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,202.26
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$741.31
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11,481.54
Median
$14,791.08
Typical High
$21,379.62
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,348.96
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,819.70
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$15,848.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,479.11
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
$489.78
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$912.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14

Where Utah 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

Utah· 18th of 51

$6,538

$513 physician + $6,026 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.