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Vertebral Body Removal to Reach a Spinal Growth

Idaho rates for HCPCS 63300

Removal of part or all of a spinal bone in order to reach and take out a growth inside the spinal canal at one level of the spine. Working through the body of the vertebra gives direct access to a mass lying in front of the spinal cord. Restoring support to the spine where the bone was removed is handled as a separate part of the operation.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Vertebral Body Removal to Reach a Spinal Growth cost?

$4,749

Typical total for the visit. In Idaho, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,749 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $3,236 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,514 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$3,236$2,754 to $3,631
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,514$676 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $550 to $7,079Professionalmedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $2,239 to $4,266
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,514professional $3,236

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$4,265.80
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,456.54
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$8,317.64
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$3,630.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$12,589.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,754.23
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$6,025.60
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$4,265.80
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,235.94
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$4,365.16
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$4,168.69
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,659.59
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,715.35
21 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,137.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$3,162.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$2,951.21
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$3,235.94
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$363.08
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,238.72
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
63 · Small infant
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$4,365.16
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,511.89
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$575.44
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$575.44
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$575.44
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$489.78
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,137.96
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$3,162.28
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$2,951.21

Where Idaho sits

The same service costs 14.4 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

Idaho· 25th of 51

$4,749

$3,236 physician + $1,514 facility

ME $34,547MD $2,395

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.