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Removal Of A Vertebra To Reach A Spinal Growth

Missouri 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 Missouri, October 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 $3,802 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3,162$2,692 to $4,169
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,802$1,288 to $9,333

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $631 to $12,303Professionalmedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $2,344 to $7,762
$100$500$2K$10K$50Kfacility $3,802professional $3,162

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
$2,511.89
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,570.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$16,218.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$4,265.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,691.53
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$676.08
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$588.84
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,388.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,786.30
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$11,481.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$17,782.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$11,220.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$5,248.07
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
$1,047.13
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,288.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$1,949.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,819.70

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 23rd 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.