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Removal of Bone From a Lower-Back Vertebra

Oregon 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?

$1,514

Typical facility fee. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,514 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,259 to $1,778.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $955 to $13,183Professionalmedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $1,820
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,514professional $1,514

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
$1,905.46
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$17,378.01
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,187.76
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,819.70
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,778.28
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,584.89
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,905.46
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17,378.01
Median
$23,442.29
Typical High
$28,183.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,943.28
Median
$20,892.96
Typical High
$25,118.86

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 42nd of 50

$1,514

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.