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Removal of a Growth From the Spinal Canal

Montana rates for HCPCS 63275

Removes part of the bony arch at the back of the spine to open the spinal canal, then takes out or samples abnormal tissue growing inside it and pressing on the spinal cord or nerve roots. Relieving that pressure eases pain, numbness and weakness and protects nerve function. Anything removed is sent for examination under a microscope.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal of a Growth From the Spinal Canal cost?

$5,835

Typical total for the visit. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,835 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,884 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,951 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,884$1,905 to $2,884
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,951$2,570 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,951 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $3,236Professionalmedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $85 to $3,090
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $2,951professional $2,884

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,754.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$2,884.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$2,884.03
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$3,388.44
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$3,162.28
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$2,884.03
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,311.31

Where Montana sits

The same service costs 14.1 times more in Maine than in Delaware. 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

Montana· 22nd of 51

$5,835

$2,884 physician + $2,951 facility

ME $34,547DE $2,454

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.