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Removal of Bone From a Lower-Back Vertebra

Oklahoma 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?

$8,318

Typical facility fee. In Oklahoma, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,318 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,698 to $14,125.

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 $8,318 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $18,621
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $8,318

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
$1,000.00
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$6,760.83
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,912.51
Median
$13,489.63
Typical High
$22,908.68
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$5,754.40
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$12,589.25
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$1,905.46
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$15,135.61

Where Oklahoma 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.

Oklahoma· 7th of 50

$8,318

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.