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Vertebral Body Removal In The Mid-Back

South 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 July 2026.

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

$3,981

Typical facility fee. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,981 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,162 to $4,571.

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 $3,631 · 10th to 90th $2,239 to $5,012Professionalmedian $3,981 · 10th to 90th $2,570 to $5,012
$2K$5Kfacility $3,631professional $3,981

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
$2,238.72
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$5,128.61
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$5,128.61
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$4,570.88
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$1,995.26

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 28th of 50

$3,981

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.