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Removal Of A Vertebra To Reach A Spinal Growth

Colorado 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?

$3,631

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,631 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,754 from a physician practice, and about $15,136 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 7 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$2,754$2,399 to $3,548
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15,136$5,370 to $21,380

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15,136 · 10th to 90th $3,020 to $35,481Professionalmedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $2,291 to $5,495
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0K$50.0Kfacility $15,136professional $2,754

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,786.30
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14,125.38
Median
$20,892.96
Typical High
$38,904.51
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$5,754.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$4,265.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$5,370.32
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$4,897.79
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$17,782.79
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$5,011.87
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$10,715.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$6,309.57

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado $3,631 · 14th 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.