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Removal of Bone From a Lower-Back Vertebra

Indiana 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?

$22,909

Typical facility fee. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22,909 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $11,220 to $31,623.

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 $22,909 · 10th to 90th $4,786 to $38,905
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $22,909

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
$1,122.02
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$11,220.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12,589.25
Median
$28,840.32
Typical High
$41,686.94
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$870.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$5,623.41
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$17,782.79

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 1st of 50

$22,909

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.