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Removal Of A Vertebra To Reach A Spinal Growth

Alaska 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?

$6,026

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,026 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6,310 from a physician practice, and about $3,890 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 6 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$6,310$2,291 to $10,233
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,890$2,754 to $8,511

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $2,344 to $12,589Professionalmedian $6,310 · 10th to 90th $2,188 to $12,882
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,890professional $6,310

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
$7,244.36
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$11,481.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$7,943.28
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$12,589.25
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,025.60
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$14,125.38
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,232.93
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$14,125.38
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$12,589.25
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$7,943.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$14,454.40

Where Alaska sits

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.

Alaska $6,026 · 4th of 51
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.