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Vertebral Body Removal to Reach a Spinal Growth

North Dakota 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?

$5,286

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,286 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $3,548 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,738 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$3,090 to $4,074
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,738$1,660 to $2,344

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $759 to $2,884Professionalmedian $3,548 · 10th to 90th $1,905 to $4,677
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,738professional $3,548

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,737.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,737.80
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$4,677.35
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$5,623.41
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,235.94
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$467.74
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$3,467.37
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$3,311.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$5,248.07
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,090.30
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$3,630.78

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 23rd of 51

$5,286

$3,548 physician + $1,738 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.