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Vertebral Body Removal to Free the Spinal Cord

Missouri 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 $5,623 · 10th–90th $1,950$13,8040%5%10th90th$5,623$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0K$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
$1,905.46
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$8,511.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$14,454.40
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$10,232.93
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,047.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$11,220.18