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Vertebral Body Removal to Free the Spinal Cord

New York 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 $7,244 · 10th–90th $2,570$15,8490%10%10th90th$7,244$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$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. Need provider-level prices? Contact us.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$10,964.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$18,620.87
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$37,153.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$3,801.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$8,511.38
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,137.96
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$38,018.94
Typical High
$53,703.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$9,332.54
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$8,511.38