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Removal Of A Vertebra To Reach A Spinal Growth

North Carolina 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?

$3,467

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,467 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,548 from a physician practice, and about $3,467 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$3,548$2,570 to $5,012
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,467$2,455 to $6,310

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $2,042 to $8,710Professionalmedian $3,548 · 10th to 90th $2,291 to $6,918
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $3,467professional $3,548

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
$1,659.59
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$9,120.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$6,918.31
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$6,606.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$4,265.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,888.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$5,754.40
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$4,897.79
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$15,135.61
Typical High
$15,135.61
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17,378.01
Median
$17,378.01
Typical High
$22,387.21

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina $3,467 · 17th 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.