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Vertebral Body Removal to Free the Spinal Cord

North Carolina 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?

$3,236

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,236 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,291 to $6,166.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $1,950 to $8,511Professionalmedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $3,715 to $5,248
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,236professional $3,715

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
$1,659.59
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$8,709.64
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$3,801.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$5,248.07
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$7,079.46
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$13,803.84
Typical High
$13,803.84
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,380.38

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 38th of 50

$3,236

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.