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Removal Of A Vertebra To Reach A Spinal Growth

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 63305

Surgery that removes part or all of a vertebral body so the surgeon can reach and take out a growth or other abnormal tissue inside the spinal canal that is pressing on the spinal cord. The spine is approached from the front or the side, and the work covers a single level.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of A Vertebra To Reach A Spinal Growth cost?

$3,388

Typical negotiated rate. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,388 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,951 from a physician practice, and about $7,244 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 66 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,951$2,399 to $4,467
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,244$3,467 to $13,183

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,244 · 10th to 90th $2,239 to $20,893Professionalmedian $2,951 · 10th to 90th $2,138 to $6,761
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $7,244professional $2,951

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
$1,737.80
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$12,022.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$5,754.40
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$27,542.29
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$6,165.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$18,620.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$6,025.60

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 3.4 times more in California than in Oklahoma. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

CA $7,586OK $2,239

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.