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Removal of a Vertebral Body to Reach a Growth

Massachusetts rates for HCPCS 63301

Major spine surgery that removes part or all of a vertebral body, the block-shaped front section of a backbone, in order to reach and take out an abnormal growth pressing on the spinal cord. Taking the bone away both exposes the growth and relieves pressure on the cord and nerve roots. The spine normally has to be rebuilt and supported afterward so it stays stable.

Rates data updated July 2026.

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

$6,195

Typical total for the visit. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,195 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,884 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,311 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,884$2,239 to $4,898
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,311$2,630 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $2,138 to $5,623Professionalmedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $2,042 to $6,026
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,311professional $2,884

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$5,623.41
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$6,918.31
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$15,135.61
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$1,995.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$5,888.44
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$4,897.79
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,890.45
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$5,888.44
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$5,754.40
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$6,918.31
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$15,135.61
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$6,606.93

Where Massachusetts sits

The same service costs 10.7 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

Massachusetts· 32nd of 50

$6,195

$2,884 physician + $3,311 facility

ME $29,546MD $2,759

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.