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Removal Of A Vertebra To Reach A Spinal Growth

Ohio 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?

$2,089

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,089 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,089 from a physician practice, and about $5,129 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,089$501 to $2,692
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,129$1,122 to $14,791

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,129 · 10th to 90th $501 to $23,442Professionalmedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $295 to $3,311
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $5,129professional $2,089

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
$2,290.87
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$13,803.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$10,715.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$28,183.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,467.37
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$3,162.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$4,265.80
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$2,691.53
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$4,265.80
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,019.95
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$4,570.88
9 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
$1,148.15
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$5,248.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$2,089.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$1,584.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$1,047.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$7,244.36
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,187.76
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$549.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$489.78

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 48th of 51

$2,089

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.