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Removal Of A Tumor Inside The Spinal Canal

Alaska rates for HCPCS 63285

Removes or samples a tumor growing inside the spinal canal, within the protective covering that surrounds the spinal cord. Part of the bony arch at the back of the spine is taken away to reach it, and the covering is opened so the growth can be dealt with directly. It is delicate surgery, because the spinal cord and nerve roots lie immediately alongside the tumor.

Rates data updated July 2026.

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

$10,873

Typical total for the visit. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10,873 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $6,607 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,266 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$6,607$2,399 to $10,715
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,266$2,951 to $8,913

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,266 · 10th to 90th $2,455 to $13,183Professionalmedian $6,607 · 10th to 90th $2,291 to $13,490
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,266professional $6,607

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
$7,413.10
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$12,022.64
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$8,317.64
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$13,182.57
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,309.57
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$14,791.08
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,715.19
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$14,791.08
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$13,182.57
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$8,317.64
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$15,135.61

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 9.3 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

Alaska· 13th of 50

$10,873

$6,607 physician + $4,266 facility

ME $30,006MD $3,222

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.