Removal of a Spinal Tumor, Lower Back

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 63282

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

Rates data updated July 2026.

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

$10,433

Typical total for the visit. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10,433 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $3,020 to the doctor who performs it, and $7,413 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

29% physician fee71% facility fee

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 52 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the bill	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it	The doctor who performs it	$3,020	$2,239 to $4,467
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center	The hospital or surgery center	$7,413	$3,548 to $13,804

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,413 · 10th to 90th $2,089 to $20,893Professionalmedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $1,820 to $8,318

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $1,659.59 Median $4,570.88 Typical High $12,302.69	Facility	Global	$1,659.59	$4,570.88	$12,302.69
BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $4,677.35 Median $12,022.64 Typical High $25,703.96	Facility	Global	$4,677.35	$12,022.64	$25,703.96
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $1,348.96 Median $5,623.41 Typical High $16,595.87	Facility	Global	$1,348.96	$5,623.41	$16,595.87
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier AS · PA/NP assist Typical Low $338.84 Median $338.84 Typical High $338.84	Facility	AS · PA/NP assist	$338.84	$338.84	$338.84
United Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $3,548.13 Median $9,549.93 Typical High $22,908.68	Facility	Global	$3,548.13	$9,549.93	$22,908.68

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 3.9 times more in Wisconsin than in Hawaii. 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

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WI $19,813HI $5,057

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.