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Removal of Bone From a Lower-Back Vertebra

Nevada 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?

$2,570

Typical facility fee. In Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,570 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,148 to $5,012.

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 $2,884 · 10th to 90th $759 to $12,023Professionalmedian $724 · 10th to 90th $8 to $1,318
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $2,884professional $724

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
$758.58
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$5,888.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$14,454.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$15,135.61
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,318.26
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$12,302.69

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 36th of 50

$2,570

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.