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Vertebral Body Removal In The Mid-Back

New York 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?

$7,734

Typical total for the visit. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,734 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,239 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,495 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,239$1,995 to $2,818
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,495$2,188 to $10,471

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,495 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $14,454Professionalmedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $1,862 to $4,169
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,495professional $2,239

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$12,302.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$2,884.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$15,488.17
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,311.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,041.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$524.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$457.09
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,890.45
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$5,754.40
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$8,912.51
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$4,168.69
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,951.21
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$38,018.94
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$6,606.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$6,606.93
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$7,943.28
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,951.21
14 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,445.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$575.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,137.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$1,995.26
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,570.40
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$380.19
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$323.59
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,238.72
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,570.40
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$741.31
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$630.96
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,238.72

Where New York 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

New York· 16th of 51

$7,734

$2,239 physician + $5,495 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.