Removes all or part of the body of a spinal bone in the lower back, working from the front through the abdomen, to take pressure off the nerves in the spinal canal. Bone, disc, or other tissue pressing on the nerves is cleared away. It is used for tumors, infection, fracture, or severe narrowing at that level.
Rates data updated July 2026.
How much does Removal of a Lower Spine Vertebral Body cost?
$2,884
Typical facility fee. In New Mexico, July 2026.
Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,884 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,239 to $3,631.
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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.
How much rates vary
Facilitymedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $1,820 to $7,762
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
Facility/Professional
Modifier
Typical LowTypical Low is the 10th percentile of the published rates, Median the 50th, and Typical High the 90th. One in ten rates falls below Typical Low, and one in ten falls above Typical High.
MedianTypical Low is the 10th percentile of the published rates, Median the 50th, and Typical High the 90th. One in ten rates falls below Typical Low, and one in ten falls above Typical High.
Typical HighTypical Low is the 10th percentile of the published rates, Median the 50th, and Typical High the 90th. One in ten rates falls below Typical Low, and one in ten falls above Typical High.
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$7,762.47
Facility
Global
$1,862.09
$2,884.03
$7,762.47
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$4,073.80
Facility
Global
$1,819.70
$2,570.40
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$12,589.25
Facility
Global
$3,235.94
$4,570.88
$12,589.25
Where New Mexico sits
The same service costs 20.9 times more in Maine than in Wyoming. 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.