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Removal of Bone From a Lower-Back Vertebra

Washington 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?

$1,950

Typical facility fee. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,950 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,230 to $11,482.

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 $1,950 · 10th to 90th $955 to $20,893
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $1,950

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
$1,047.13
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$18,620.87
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13,803.84
Median
$22,387.21
Typical High
$38,904.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$8,317.64
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$9,549.93
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,584.89
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,187.76
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13,803.84
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$38,904.51
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$41,686.94

Where Washington 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.

Washington· 37th of 50

$1,950

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.