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Removal of Bone From a Lower-Back Vertebra

Iowa 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?

$3,802

Typical facility fee. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,802 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,660 to $6,761.

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 $4,898 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $13,490Professionalmedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $741 to $2,138
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,898professional $1,445

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
$1,230.27
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$7,943.28
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$2,041.74
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$17,782.79
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$1,905.46
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,511.38
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$19,054.61

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 28th of 50

$3,802

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.