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Procedure price report · Laminectomy, excision intervertebral disc

Removal of a neck vertebral body, front approach, one level

CPT 63081the billing code this page is about

Partial or complete removal of a vertebral body in the neck through a front incision to relieve pressure on the spinal cord or nerves, covering one spinal segment.

Hospitals typically charge $4,870 cash for this outpatient procedure — the median across 329 hospitals that filed a usable cash price; the average of the middle 60% is $5,012. Most fall between $2,653 and $8,737 (20th–80th percentile).

Hospitals
329
States
47
Filings dated
Mar 2023 – Sep 2026
Computed
September 25, 2026
Prices checked
through September 24, 2026

Median: half of hospitals filed less, half more — and it is a price some hospital actually filed. Average of the middle 60%: the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain average, the lowest or the highest price: the extremes in hospital price files are chargemaster artefacts, not prices anyone pays.

What hospitals charge, from cheapest to most expensive

Cash price percentiles, outpatient, across 329 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$1,458$2,899$4,870$8,111$16,270

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 11× what the cheapest tenth charges ($1,458 vs $16,270).

How the prices are spread

$993 – $1,394: 15 hospitals$993$1,394 – $1,956: 16 hospitals$1,956 – $2,745: 26 hospitals$1,956$2,745 – $3,851: 60 hospitals$3,851 – $5,404: 65 hospitals$3,851$5,404 – $7,582: 40 hospitals$7,582 – $10,639: 33 hospitals$7,582$10,639 – $14,928: 24 hospitals$14,928 – $20,946: 11 hospitals$14,928$20,946 – $29,391: 7 hospitals$20,946median $4,870price bands are equal on a log scale
Hospitals per price band (297 of 329 — the bands cover the 5th to 95th percentile)
FromToHospitals
$993$1,39415
$1,394$1,95616
$1,956$2,74526
$2,745$3,85160
$3,851$5,40465
$5,404$7,58240
$7,582$10,63933
$10,639$14,92824
$14,928$20,94611
$20,946$29,3917

By state

The median cash price in each state, against the national median of $4,870.

Alaska: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAKMaine: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMEVermont: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureVTNew Hampshire: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNHWashington: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWAIdaho: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureIDMontana: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMTNorth Dakota: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNDMinnesota: median $11,476 across 15 hospitalsMN$11,476Illinois: median $3,341 across 17 hospitalsIL$3,341Wisconsin: median $8,111 across 29 hospitalsWI$8,111Michigan: median $5,292 across 29 hospitalsMI$5,292New York: median $3,673 across 15 hospitalsNY$3,673Massachusetts: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMAOregon: median $3,517 across 11 hospitalsOR$3,517Nevada: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNVWyoming: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWYSouth Dakota: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureSDIowa: median $4,218 across 18 hospitalsIA$4,218Indiana: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureINOhio: median $5,587 across 14 hospitalsOH$5,587Pennsylvania: median $283 across 14 hospitalsPA$283New Jersey: median $5,855 across 21 hospitalsNJ$5,855Connecticut: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureCTRhode Island: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceRICalifornia: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureCAUtah: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceUTColorado: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureCONebraska: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNEMissouri: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMOKentucky: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureKYWest Virginia: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWVVirginia: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureVAMaryland: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMDDelaware: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceDEArizona: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAZNew Mexico: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNMKansas: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureKSArkansas: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureARTennessee: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureTNNorth Carolina: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNCSouth Carolina: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureSCOklahoma: median $2,899 across 11 hospitalsOK$2,899Louisiana: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureLAMississippi: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMSAlabama: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureALGeorgia: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureGAHawaii: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureHITexas: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureTXFlorida: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureFL
Cash price by state, most expensive first. National median $4,870. A state needs at least 10 hospitals with a usable price to show a figure.
StateHospitalsMedianvs national20th–80th
Minnesota MN15$11,476+136%$4,660 – $11,476
Wisconsin WI29$8,111+67%$3,704 – $14,523
New Jersey NJ21$5,855+20%$4,881 – $17,368
Ohio OH14$5,587+15%$3,632 – $7,130
Michigan MI29$5,292+9%$3,027 – $8,111
Iowa IA18$4,218−13%$3,573 – $4,218
New York NY15$3,673−25%$1,548 – $5,420
Oregon OR11$3,517−28%$3,262 – $5,678
Illinois IL17$3,341−31%$1,386 – $8,308
Oklahoma OK11$2,899−40%$2,899 – $2,899
Pennsylvania PA14$283−94%$222 – $5,291
Alabama AL8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Missouri MO8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nebraska NE8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
California CA7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Hampshire NH7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Texas TX7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Colorado CO6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Florida FL6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
West Virginia WV6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Connecticut CT5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Idaho ID5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Virginia VA5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Wyoming WY5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Kansas KS4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Louisiana LA4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Montana MT4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Vermont VT4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alaska AK3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arkansas AR3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Georgia GA3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nevada NV3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Washington WA3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arizona AZ2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Indiana IN2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Kentucky KY2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Massachusetts MA2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Mississippi MS2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Carolina SC2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Tennessee TN2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Hawaii HI1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Maryland MD1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Maine ME1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Carolina NC1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Dakota ND1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Mexico NM1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Dakota SD1not enough hospitals filed a usable price

Hospitals like yours

The same distribution cut by the kind of hospital. Hospital type and ownership come from CMS; a hospital counts as part of a system when its price file is shared with at least one other hospital under the same brand. The national median is $4,870.

Cash price by hospital segment. A segment needs at least 20 hospitals to show a figure.
SegmentHospitalsMedian20th–80th
Hospital type
Acute care251$4,883$2,709 – $9,182
Children’s8fewer than 20 hospitals
Critical access69$4,218$2,434 – $8,111
Ownership
For-profit37$7,725$2,653 – $22,327
Government40$3,506$2,594 – $5,304
Non-profit251$4,874$2,692 – $8,111
System affiliation
Part of a system254$4,881$2,653 – $8,737
Independent75$4,127$2,594 – $8,382

Cash price vs list price

Median list price (chargemaster)$5,907
Median cash price$4,870
Cash as a share of list, median hospital65%

At the typical hospital, asking for the cash price cuts the list price by about 35%. The share is the median of each hospital’s own cash ÷ list ratio, over hospitals that filed both — not the ratio of the two medians above.

The same procedure, inpatient

187 hospitals filed a usable inpatient cash price for this code. The median is $3,673 and the average of the middle 60% is $3,978; most fall between $2,266 and $7,046.

Cash price percentiles, inpatient, across 187 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$1,386$2,526$3,673$5,570$8,111

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 5.9× what the cheapest tenth charges ($1,386 vs $8,111).

Of the 220 hospitals that filed this code inpatient, 187 gave a usable cash price; 18 carried a plausibility flag, 0 filed a number their own filing marks as not a price, 0 gave an estimate, and 15 a list price only.

How complete is this

329 of the 3,956 hospitals with a price file in our corpus (8%) filed a usable outpatient cash price for this code, and those are the hospitals every figure on this page is computed from.

What the 396 hospitals that filed this code at all gave us
Usable cash price — counted329
Cash price carrying a plausibility flag — shown on the compare tool, excluded here43
A number the filing itself marks as not a price (a placeholder, a ratio) — excluded2
An estimate rather than a filed cash price — excluded1
A list price only, no cash figure — excluded21
Hospitals that filed this code396

Sections not shown for this setting

  • Against Medicare: Medicare has no separately payable national outpatient (OPPS) rate for this code, so there is nothing honest to compare against.
  • Since our last snapshot: there is no earlier snapshot at least 90 days older than this one yet.

We last checked these hospitals’ price files for changes between September 4, 2026 and September 24, 2026; the figures were computed September 25, 2026 from filings loaded through September 24, 2026. The percentiles and averages use only the “counted” row.

Related procedures

Part of the Laminectomy, excision intervertebral disc family.

Hospitals file this code under descriptions such as Vertebral Corpectomy Ant Dcmprn Cervical 1 Seg.

Method

Source
The machine-readable price files every U.S. hospital is required by CMS to publish, parsed per hospital. Nothing is surveyed, sampled or modelled.
What counts
One cash (self-pay) price per hospital for this code and setting. A hospital’s own filing can rule its number out — a placeholder, a “not applicable” note, a list price standing in for cash — and our plausibility checks can flag a price far below what every other hospital files. Both kinds are disclosed above and excluded from the statistics; on the compare tool a flagged price is still shown.
Statistics
Percentiles are discrete: each is a price some hospital filed. The average is the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain mean, the minimum or the maximum. A state needs 10 hospitals and a segment 20 to show a figure; otherwise the row shows its count and no number. Medicare is the national unadjusted OPPS rate where one exists.
Names
Procedure names on these pages are our own plain-language titles, not the AMA’s copyrighted CPT descriptors. The code is the identity.

The full rules — sources, statistics, thresholds, limitations — are on the methodology page.

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Cite: HospitalRates.com, “Removal of a neck vertebral body, front approach, one level (CPT 63081) — cash price report,” computed September 25, 2026. https://hospitalrates.com/procedures/cpt-63081-removal-of-a-neck-vertebral-body-front-approach-one-level