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Removal of Bone From a Lower-Back Vertebra

Montana 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?

$1,349

Typical facility fee. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,349 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,318 to $1,445.

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 $1,349 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $19,953
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50K$100Kfacility $1,349

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
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64,565.42
Median
$75,857.76
Typical High
$91,201.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,698.24
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$14,791.08

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 45th of 50

$1,349

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.