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Vertebral Body Removal to Reach a Spinal Growth

Pennsylvania 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?

$2,656

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,656 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,862 to the doctor who performs it, and $794 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$1,862$1,778 to $2,399
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$794$479 to $2,291

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $794 · 10th to 90th $240 to $6,310Professionalmedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $1,585 to $3,236
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $794professional $1,862

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
$831.76
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,862.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,288.25
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$28,183.83
Typical High
$56,234.13
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$3,630.78
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,754.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,890.45
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$3,162.28
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,801.89
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$8,709.64
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,862.09
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,288.25
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,548.13
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$1,778.28
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,019.95
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
$776.25
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$933.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,380.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$186.21
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$933.25
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$371.54
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,380.38
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$275.42
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$186.21
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,548.82

Where Pennsylvania 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

Pennsylvania· 49th of 51

$2,656

$1,862 physician + $794 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.