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Vertebral Body Removal In The Mid-Back

North Carolina 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?

$3,311

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,311 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,291 to $6,166.

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 $3,311 · 10th to 90th $1,995 to $8,710Professionalmedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $3,715 to $5,370
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,311professional $3,715

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
$1,659.59
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$8,709.64
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$3,890.45
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$5,370.32
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$7,079.46
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$14,125.38
Typical High
$14,125.38
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,412.54

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 38th of 50

$3,311

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.