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Removal Of A Spinal Tumor Inside The Covering

Iowa rates for HCPCS 63283

Spine surgery in which part of the bony arch of the vertebrae is removed so the surgeon can open the tough covering around the spinal cord and its nerve roots and take out a tumor lying inside that covering but alongside rather than within the cord itself. Removing the tumor relieves pressure on the nerves. The covering is then closed watertight so spinal fluid cannot leak.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of A Spinal Tumor Inside The Covering cost?

$2,692

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,692 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,570 from a physician practice, and about $5,012 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,570$1,950 to $4,266
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,012$3,162 to $6,761

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,012 · 10th to 90th $2,570 to $7,943Professionalmedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $1,622 to $5,623
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,012professional $2,570

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
$2,570.40
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$10,964.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$5,128.61
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$5,754.40
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$6,606.93
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$13,489.63
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$6,025.60
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$5,248.07
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$8,128.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$5,128.61
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$4,365.16

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 3.9 times more in California than in Oklahoma. 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.

Iowa· 18th of 51

$2,692

CA $6,918OK $1,778

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.