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Vertebral Body Removal to Free the Spinal Cord

Maryland 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 $468 · 10th–90th $158$2,1380%20%10th90th$468Professionalmedian $2,570 · 10th–90th $2,291$4,6770%20%10th90th$2,570$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K

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

Insurance Carrier
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$645.65
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$2,137.96