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Removal Of A Vertebra To Reach A Spinal Growth

South Dakota 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?

$4,365

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,365 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4,365 from a physician practice, and about $3,802 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 7 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$4,365$2,512 to $5,370
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,802$3,020 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $2,344 to $5,370Professionalmedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $1,950 to $6,607
$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,802professional $4,365

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$5,754.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$6,606.93
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$5,495.41
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$17,782.79
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$5,495.41
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$5,011.87
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$6,456.54
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$5,888.44

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 7th of 51

$4,365

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.