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Vertebral Body Removal to Free the Spinal Cord

Colorado 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.

How much does Vertebral Body Removal to Free the Spinal Cord cost?

$15,136

Typical facility fee. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15,136 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $5,370 to $21,380.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15,136 · 10th to 90th $2,884 to $35,481Professionalmedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $2,138 to $13,183
$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $15,136professional $3,311

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
$5,495.41
Typical High
$10,715.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14,125.38
Median
$20,892.96
Typical High
$38,904.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$3,801.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$4,677.35
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$13,182.57
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$10,715.19

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 4th of 50

$15,136

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.