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Vertebral Body Removal In The Mid-Back

Arizona rates for HCPCS 63101

Removes the body of a vertebra in the mid-back, reaching it from the side of the spine, to relieve pressure on the spinal cord and nerve roots. It is used when a tumor, an infection, or bone pushed backward by a fracture is pressing on the cord from the front.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Vertebral Body Removal In The Mid-Back cost?

$4,074

Typical facility fee. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,074 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,239 to $6,310.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $1,778 to $8,318
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $4,074

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
$2,041.74
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$7,943.28
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$13,803.84
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$5,128.61
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,071.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$5,128.61

Where Arizona sits

The same service costs 20.9 times more in Maine than in Wyoming. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Arizona $4,074 · 26th of 50
ME $26,915WY $1,288

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.