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Removal Of Bony Growth, Mid-Back Spine

West Virginia 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?

$1,763

Typical total for the visit. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,763 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $912 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 4 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 $955
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$851$851 to $1,413

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $851 · 10th to 90th $851 to $1,738Professionalmedian $912 · 10th to 90th $776 to $1,202
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $851professional $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
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,737.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$954.99
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,174.90
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,513.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$20,417.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,380.38

Where West Virginia 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

West Virginia· 50th of 50

$1,763

$912 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.