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Vertebral Body Removal to Free the Spinal Cord

Minnesota 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 $8,913 · 10th–90th $2,291$54,9540%10%10th90th$8,913$500.0$2.0K$10.0K$50.0K

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
$2,137.96
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,137.96
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13,803.84
Median
$36,307.81
Typical High
$83,176.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$20,892.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$16,595.87
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$5,888.44
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$8,511.38