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Endoscopic Repair of Spinal Fluid Leak

New Mexico rates for HCPCS 31290

Seals a leak of cerebrospinal fluid, the clear fluid that cushions the brain, where it escapes through a small defect at the base of the skull and drains into the nose. Working through the nostrils with a thin lighted telescope, the surgeon closes the defect with tissue or a graft, avoiding an open incision on the head or face.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Endoscopic Repair of Spinal Fluid Leak cost?

$3,064

Typical total for the visit. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,064 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,585 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,479 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,585$1,288 to $1,862
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,479$603 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $537 to $251,189Professionalmedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $933 to $2,188
$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $1,479professional $1,585

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
$1,000.00
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$1,862.09
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,089.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,187.76
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$1,659.59
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$251,188.64
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,187.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,630.27

Where New Mexico sits

The same service costs 18.2 times more in Maine than in Maryland. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

New Mexico· 37th of 51

$3,064

$1,585 physician + $1,479 facility

ME $33,172MD $1,821

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.