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Vertebral Body Removal In The Lower Spine, Single Segment

Wyoming rates for HCPCS 63087

Open surgery removing part or all of one vertebral body in the lower thoracic (mid-back) or lumbar (lower back) spine. The surgeon works through a single opening that spans the chest and abdomen regions. Relieving pressure on the spinal cord and nerve roots is included in this charge.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Vertebral Body Removal In The Lower Spine, Single Segment cost?

$7,402

Typical total for the visit. In Wyoming, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,402 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $5,888 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,514 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$5,888$4,898 to $7,943
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,514$1,148 to $3,090

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $19,055Professionalmedian $5,888 · 10th to 90th $3,388 to $9,550
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,514professional $5,888

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
$2,398.83
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$5,623.41
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$9,549.93
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$5,623.41
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$22,908.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$5,754.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$19,054.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$8,317.64

Where Wyoming sits

The same service costs 13.6 times more in Maine 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Wyoming· 19th of 51

$7,402

$5,888 physician + $1,514 facility

ME $35,311TX $2,605

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.