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Removal of Bone From a Lower-Back Vertebra

Kentucky 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?

$2,630

Typical facility fee. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,630 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $813 to $10,233.

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 $2,630 · 10th to 90th $631 to $11,220
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,630

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
$616.60
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$8,511.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,332.54
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$11,220.18
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
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
$977.24
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$12,302.69

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 35th of 50

$2,630

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.