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Removal of Bone From a Lower-Back Vertebra

Florida 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?

$7,244

Typical facility fee. In Florida, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,244 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,818 to $11,220.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,244 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $15,488
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $7,244

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
$933.25
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$11,748.98
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$12,302.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$4,168.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$23,442.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$19,054.61

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 12th of 50

$7,244

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.