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Extra Vertebra Treated For A Bone Lesion

California rates for HCPCS 22116

Covers each further vertebra treated beyond the first when part of the body of a vertebra is removed to clear a lesion growing within the bone itself. Working at more than one level allows a problem spanning neighboring vertebrae to be dealt with in a single operation. It is billed in addition to the first vertebra treated.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Extra Vertebra Treated For A Bone Lesion cost?

$6,761

Typical facility fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,761 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $4,571 to $10,233.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,079 · 10th to 90th $1,698 to $15,136Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $115 to $398
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $7,079professional $145

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
$1,737.80
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$17,378.01
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$15,848.93
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$6,606.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$2,691.53
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$173.78
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$501.19
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$1,288.25
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$6,760.83

Where California sits

The same service costs 75.9 times more in Indiana than in North Dakota. 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.

California· 2nd of 49

$6,761

IN $10,233ND $135

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.