go back

Extra Level of Vertebral Body Removal in the Spine

Virginia rates for HCPCS 63088

Removal of an additional vertebral body, beyond the first one, during an operation to clear bone or disease pressing on the spinal cord or the nerve roots leaving it. It is billed in addition to the main removal when the problem spans more than one level of the spine. Restoring support to the spine is handled as a separate part of the operation.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Extra Level of Vertebral Body Removal in the Spine cost?

$3,236

Typical facility fee. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,236 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $339 to $5,495.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $275 to $7,079Professionalmedian $324 · 10th to 90th $219 to $479
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,311professional $324

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$14,125.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$7,244.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$331.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$588.84
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$524.81
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$6,606.93

Where Virginia sits

The same service costs 39.8 times more in California 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.

Virginia· 22nd of 50

$3,236

CA $9,550WV $240

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.