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Removal Of A Vertebra To Reach A Spinal Growth

Louisiana 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 October 2026.

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

$3,162

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,162 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,467 from a physician practice, and about $1,000 from a hospital or other facility.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3,467$2,951 to $3,981
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,000$550 to $2,291

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $389 to $3,981Professionalmedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $2,344 to $4,169
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,000professional $3,467

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$4,168.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$4,168.69
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$4,168.69
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,981.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$4,786.30
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,089.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$831.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$3,090.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$616.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$2,884.03

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 24.0 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

Louisiana· 22nd of 51

$3,162

AK $10,233TX $427

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.