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Vertebral Body Removal to Free the Spinal Cord

Utah 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 $3,388 · 10th–90th $3,162$6,0260%20%40%10th90th$3,388Professionalmedian $3,631 · 10th–90th $2,188$5,4950%10%20%10th90th$3,631$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K

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
$3,162.28
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$6,025.60
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$5,495.41
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$13,803.84