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Removal Of Vertebral Bone To Access Spine

Alaska rates for HCPCS 63303

This surgery removes part or all of a vertebral bone segment, approaching the spine from the front or side of the body, in order to reach and remove a growth or lesion pressing on the spinal cord or nearby nerves. It is a major spine operation typically requiring a hospital stay and is often followed by stabilization of the spine. Recovery depends on the extent of the surgery and the underlying condition being treated.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of Vertebral Bone To Access Spine cost?

$9,303

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9,303 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $5,754 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,548 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$5,754$2,138 to $9,550
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,548$2,630 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,548 · 10th to 90th $2,138 to $12,023Professionalmedian $5,754 · 10th to 90th $1,995 to $12,023
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,548professional $5,754

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
$6,606.93
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$10,715.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,413.10
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$11,748.98
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$13,182.57
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,549.93
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$12,882.50
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$11,748.98
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$13,489.63

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 10.4 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

Alaska· 15th of 50

$9,303

$5,754 physician + $3,548 facility

ME $29,670MD $2,867

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.