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Mid-Back Vertebral Body Removal Through the Chest

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 63085

Removal of part or all of a vertebral body in the mid-back, reached through the chest, to take pressure off the spinal cord or the nerve roots leaving it. It is used when bone, a growth, an infection, or a collapsed vertebra is pressing on the cord from the front. This covers one level of the spine.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Mid-Back Vertebral Body Removal Through the Chest cost?

$2,138

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,138 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,950 to $2,754.

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 $1,995 · 10th to 90th $427 to $6,310Professionalmedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $1,778 to $4,898
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,995professional $2,188

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$4,897.79
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$5,248.07
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$5,495.41
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,096.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,621.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,513.56

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 21.4 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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, DC· 38th of 51

$2,138

AK $7,943TX $372

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.