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Removal Of A Growth Inside The Neck Spinal Cord

Utah rates for HCPCS 63270

Spine surgery in which part of the bony arch of the neck vertebrae is removed so the surgeon can open the tough covering around the spinal cord and take out a noncancerous lesion lying inside it, such as a cyst or a collection of fluid. Removing it relieves pressure on the cord and the nerves leaving it. The covering is then closed watertight so spinal fluid cannot leak.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of A Growth Inside The Neck Spinal Cord cost?

$6,340

Typical total for the visit. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,340 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,951 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,388 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,951$2,138 to $4,786
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,388$2,951 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $2,951 to $6,026Professionalmedian $2,951 · 10th to 90th $1,905 to $10,715
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $3,388professional $2,951

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$6,025.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$10,715.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,786.30
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$6,309.57
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$6,165.95
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$5,011.87
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$5,248.07
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$13,803.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,548.13

Where Utah sits

The same service costs 11.3 times more in Maine than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee

Utah· 29th of 50

$6,340

$2,951 physician + $3,388 facility

ME $29,427MD $2,606

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.