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Vertebral Body Removal In The Mid-Back

North Dakota 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 October 2026.

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

$6,706

Typical total for the visit. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,706 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $4,467 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,239 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$4,467$3,548 to $5,248
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,239$1,660 to $2,344

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $759 to $3,715Professionalmedian $4,467 · 10th to 90th $2,239 to $5,888
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,239professional $4,467

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,238.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,290.87
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$5,888.44
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$7,079.46
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,168.69
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$588.84
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$4,466.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$4,265.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$6,606.93
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,890.45
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$5,754.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$4,570.88

Where North Dakota sits

The same service costs 12.4 times more in Maine than in Washington. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

North Dakota· 21st of 51

$6,706

$4,467 physician + $2,239 facility

ME $35,178WA $2,843

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.