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Vertebral Body Removal to Reach a Spinal Growth

North Carolina 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?

$4,620

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,620 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $3,548 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,072 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$3,548$2,291 to $3,802
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,072$575 to $3,311

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $380 to $7,244Professionalmedian $3,548 · 10th to 90th $1,820 to $4,467
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,072professional $3,548

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
$1,288.25
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,137.96
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$4,466.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$29,512.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$4,466.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$4,265.80
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$6,606.93
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$4,365.16
11 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
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,047.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,584.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,479.11
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,137.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$851.14
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$588.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$588.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$588.84

Where North Carolina 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

North Carolina· 27th of 51

$4,620

$3,548 physician + $1,072 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.