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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 July 2026.

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

$3,162

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,162 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,162 from a physician practice, and about $3,162 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 5 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$3,162$2,455 to $3,981
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,162$1,202 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $891 to $5,012Professionalmedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $2,239 to $4,677
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $3,162professional $3,162

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
$933.25
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$4,570.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$4,168.69
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$6,606.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$5,370.32

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana $3,162 · 23rd 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.