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Vertebral Body Removal to Free the Spinal Cord

Arizona 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 $3,890 · 10th–90th $1,778$8,3180%10%10th90th$3,890$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0K

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
$2,041.74
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$7,943.28
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$13,803.84
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$5,011.87
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,047.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$5,128.61