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Vertebral Body Removal to Reach a Spinal Growth

South 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?

$3,180

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,180 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,950 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,230 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,950$1,514 to $2,138
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,230$603 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $437 to $8,511Professionalmedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $275 to $2,692
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $1,230professional $1,950

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
$2,137.96
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$22,908.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,137.96
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,754.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,995.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,235.94
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$4,897.79
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,818.38
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,905.46
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
$891.25
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,047.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,584.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,479.11
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,584.89
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$645.65
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$446.68
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$446.68
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$446.68

Where South 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

South Carolina· 44th of 51

$3,180

$1,950 physician + $1,230 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.