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Removal of a Spinal Tumor, Mid-Back

South Dakota rates for HCPCS 63281

Removes a tumor that lies inside the covering of the spinal canal but outside the spinal cord itself, in the mid-back. Bone at the back of the spine is taken off so the covering can be opened and the tumor lifted away from the cord and nerve roots, and the covering is then sealed. Relieving the pressure protects strength, feeling, and bladder function.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal of a Spinal Tumor, Mid-Back cost?

$5,371

Typical total for the visit. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,371 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $4,169 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,202 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$4,169$3,162 to $5,012
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,202$759 to $2,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $759 to $3,548Professionalmedian $4,169 · 10th to 90th $2,042 to $5,370
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,202professional $4,169

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,548.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$5,623.41
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$3,548.13
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$14,791.08
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$4,466.84
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$5,370.32
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$5,011.87

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 12.5 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

South Dakota· 26th of 51

$5,371

$4,169 physician + $1,202 facility

ME $34,871MD $2,784

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.