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Vertebral Body Removal to Free the Spinal Cord

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 63102

Removal of part or all of a vertebral body at one level of the back, taking pressure off the spinal cord and the nerve roots leaving it. It is used when bone, a tumor, an infection, or a collapsed vertebra is pressing on the cord from the front. Restoring support to the spine where the bone was taken out is handled as a separate part of the operation.

Rates data updated July 2026.

Facilitymedian $7,079 · 10th–90th $2,089$20,8930%5%10th90th$7,079Professionalmedian $3,467 · 10th–90th $1,995$7,5860%10%10th90th$3,467$20.0$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0K$50.0K$200.0K

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Facility and professional rates are different services and are charted separately. Need provider-level prices? Contact us.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$12,022.64
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$27,542.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$17,378.01
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$10,000.00