N501

Vertebrectomy (removal of vertebral body and excision of adjacent discs)

Fee

ComponentValue
Provider fee$1,267.15
Assistant, listing; PDF p. 78711 basic units
Anaesthesia, listing; PDF p. 78711 basic units
Schedule and sources
Fee edition
October 1, 2026
Record effective
2026-04-01
Schedule edition
July 22, 2026; effective July 1, 2026
Official files

PDF page 787 / Z3

Vertebrectomy (removal of vertebral body and excision of adjacent discs) ................................................................... 11 1267.15 11
Passages mentioning N501

PDF page 787 / Z3

SPINAL SURGICAL PROCEDURES
 ANTERIOR SPINAL DECOMPRESSION
                                                                                                      Asst    Surg     Anae
    All levels
# E383     - acute spinal cord injury premium ............................... add                             255.00
# E382     - spinal duroplasty using autologous/allogenic/synthetic
             tissue.......................................................................... add             244.80
    Cervical
# N500 Disc excision (one level) .........................................................            10     1097.90    10
# N501 Vertebrectomy (removal of vertebral body and excision of
          adjacent discs) ...................................................................          11    1267.15    11
# E360    - each additional level decompression, to N500 or N501
            ................................................................................... add           306.00
# N569 Anterior cervical decompression by intra-oral approach......... 15      1442.95       15
     Note:
     No other anterior cervical decompression codes (i.e. N500, N501, E360) are eligible for
     payment when rendered with anterior cervical decompression by intra-oral approach (N569).

PDF page 797 / Z13

Note:
         1.The repeat decompression premium (E373) only applies to the major “N” prefix
           decompressive procedure (N500, N501, N502, N503, N504, N505, N506, N507, N508,
           N579, N509, N510, N511, N512).
         2.The repeat fusion premium (E375) only applies to the major fusion “E” or “N” prefix codes
           (E363, E365, E367, N516, N517, N518, N559, N580, E369, E384, E370, N528, N513, N519,
           N514, N581, N532, N515, N582).
Fee master record

Master, record 3851. Record Layout PDF, page 1.

N50120260401999999990001267150000001420100000000000000000175560000001755600

Auxiliary master fields are preserved as raw scaled values. The linked layout calls them zero-filled, but this edition contains non-zero values. They are not presented as final dollar fees or PDF units.

FieldRaw / scale 10,000
provider00012671500 / 1267.15
assistant00001420100 / 142.01
specialist00000000000 / 0
anaesthetist00001755600 / 175.56
non anaesthetist00001755600 / 175.56
Explanation

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Removal of a vertebral body and the excision of adjacent discs in the cervical spine, done through an anterior approach. It is listed under Anterior Spinal Decompression in Spinal Surgical Procedures.

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