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Removal of Bone From a Lower-Back Vertebra

Arizona rates for HCPCS 22102

Removes part of the bony arch at the back of a vertebra in the lower spine — the projections, the roof of the canal, or a small joint surface — to take out an abnormality growing within the bone itself. It treats a problem in the bone rather than a disc or a nerve pinch. It covers one vertebra.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal of Bone From a Lower-Back Vertebra cost?

$4,169

Typical facility fee. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,169 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,512 to $6,310.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,169 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $7,943
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,169

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
$2,187.76
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,762.47
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$5,248.07
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$9,332.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$1,905.46
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$10,715.19

Where Arizona sits

The same service costs 30.2 times more in Indiana 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.

Arizona· 23rd of 50

$4,169

IN $22,909WV $759

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.