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Removal of Bone From a Lower-Back Vertebra

Utah 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?

$3,162

Typical facility fee. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,162 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,148 to $6,026.

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 $6,026 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $10,233Professionalmedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $676 to $1,549
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,026professional $1,122

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
$1,148.15
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$8,511.38
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,232.93
Median
$14,125.38
Typical High
$21,379.62
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,412.54
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$15,848.93

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 33rd of 50

$3,162

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.