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Removal Of A Vertebra To Reach A Spinal Growth

Utah 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?

$3,548

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,548 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,548 from a physician practice, and about $3,548 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$3,548$2,512 to $5,754
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,548$3,388 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,548 · 10th to 90th $3,162 to $6,026Professionalmedian $3,548 · 10th to 90th $2,239 to $12,882
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $3,548professional $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
$3,162.28
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$6,025.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$12,882.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$5,495.41
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$7,413.10
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$7,413.10
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,025.60
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$6,025.60
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$6,309.57
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$13,803.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$4,265.80

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 15th of 51

$3,548

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.