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Removal Of A Vertebra To Reach A Spinal Growth

Minnesota 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 Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,026 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5,623 from a physician practice, and about $9,333 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$5,623$4,365 to $7,762
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$9,333$6,457 to $22,387

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9,333 · 10th to 90th $2,455 to $56,234Professionalmedian $5,623 · 10th to 90th $3,020 to $9,120
$2K$5K$10K$20K$50K$100Kfacility $9,333professional $5,623

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
$2,238.72
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,238.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$3,548.13
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15,135.61
Median
$36,307.81
Typical High
$83,176.38
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$9,120.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,754.40
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$22,387.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$10,000.00
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$17,782.79
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$9,120.11
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$6,309.57
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$12,882.50
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$9,120.11

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 3.4 times more in California than in Oklahoma. 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.

Minnesota· 3rd of 51

$6,026

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.