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Minimally Invasive Removal Of Disc Material In The Spine

Colorado rates for HCPCS 62287

This procedure removes or decompresses a portion of a herniated spinal disc through a needle or narrow probe inserted through the skin, without open surgery. It's used to relieve pressure on a nearby spinal nerve that is causing pain, numbness, or weakness, most often in the low back. It's typically done with local anesthesia and light sedation, and recovery is faster than with open spine surgery.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Minimally Invasive Removal Of Disc Material In The Spine cost?

$8,217

Typical total for the visit. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,217 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $631 to the doctor who performs it, and $7,586 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$631$589 to $851
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$7,586$3,802 to $12,023

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,586 · 10th to 90th $794 to $18,197Professionalmedian $631 · 10th to 90th $550 to $1,660
$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $7,586professional $631

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
$2,754.23
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$10,715.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,778.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$19,498.45
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$4,168.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,318.26
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,202.26
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$5,623.41
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,148.15
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$15,135.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,412.54

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 14.3 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeColorado $8,217 · 9th of 50
IN $15,738WV $1,100

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.