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Removal of a Spinal Tumor, Lower Back

North Carolina 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?

$3,467

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,467 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,239 to $8,710.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $1,905 to $15,849Professionalmedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $3,236 to $4,571
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,467professional $3,236

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$15,848.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$15,488.17
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$4,570.88
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,549.93
Median
$19,054.61
Typical High
$30,902.95
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$12,022.64
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 14.5 times more in Maine than in North Dakota. 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.

North Carolina· 38th of 50

$3,467

ME $26,915ND $1,862

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.