go back

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 July 2026.

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

$2,630

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,630 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,862 to $5,248.

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 $2,630 · 10th to 90th $1,660 to $7,079Professionalmedian $2,951 · 10th to 90th $2,951 to $4,266
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,630professional $2,951

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
$5,888.44
Typical High
$8,709.64
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$3,019.95
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$4,265.80
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,715.35
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$7,079.46
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$11,220.18

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 20.9 times more in Maine than in Wyoming. 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· 40th of 50

$2,630

ME $26,915WY $1,288

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.