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Vertebral Body Removal In The Mid-Back

Iowa 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?

$5,012

Typical facility fee. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,012 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,467 to $6,761.

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 $5,370 · 10th to 90th $3,162 to $7,943Professionalmedian $4,467 · 10th to 90th $2,188 to $8,511
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,370professional $4,467

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
$3,162.28
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$11,481.54
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$8,912.51
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$7,079.46
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,071.52
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$8,128.31

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 18th of 50

$5,012

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.