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Removal of a Growth From the Spinal Canal

Minnesota rates for HCPCS 63277

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 July 2026.

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

$8,710

Typical facility fee. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,710 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $4,074 to $22,387.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8,710 · 10th to 90th $1,995 to $54,954
$2K$5K$10K$20K$50K$100Kfacility $8,710

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
$1,445.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$25,703.96
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,332.54
Median
$35,481.34
Typical High
$83,176.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$14,454.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$11,220.18
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$10,964.78
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$13,489.63

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 18.2 times more in Maine than in West Virginia. 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.

Minnesota· 11th of 50

$8,710

ME $26,915WV $1,479

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.