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Vertebral Body Removal to Free the Spinal Cord

Nebraska 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 $8,511 · 10th–90th $3,236$17,3780%10%20%10th90th$8,511Professionalmedian $5,129 · 10th–90th $4,169$7,0790%50%10th90th$5,129$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0K

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,025.60
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$14,454.40
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11,748.98
Median
$15,488.17
Typical High
$30,199.52
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$13,803.84
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,047.13
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$8,128.31