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Removal of Bone From a Lower-Back Vertebra

Nebraska 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?

$7,943

Typical facility fee. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,943 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $5,754 to $10,965.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8,318 · 10th to 90th $1,288 to $14,454Professionalmedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $1,479 to $2,399
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $8,318professional $1,820

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,754.40
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$14,454.40
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,606.93
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$16,982.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$5,495.41
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$10,471.29
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$1,905.46
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,398.83
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$10,964.78

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 9th of 50

$7,943

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.