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Neck Disc and Nerve Decompression Through the Back

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 63020

Removes a small window of bone from the back of a vertebra in the neck and clears whatever is pressing on a nerve root, including part of a facet joint, the roof of the nerve exit tunnel, or a bulging disc fragment. One disc level is treated. It relieves arm pain, numbness or weakness coming from a pinched nerve in the neck.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Neck Disc and Nerve Decompression Through the Back cost?

$4,786

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,786 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,660 to $7,586.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,786 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $14,791Professionalmedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $1,862 to $2,692
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $4,786professional $1,862

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
$1,380.38
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$14,791.08
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,760.83
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$6,918.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$15,488.17
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,691.53
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$14,454.40
Typical High
$23,442.29
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$20,892.96
Typical High
$20,892.96
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,089.30

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 18.6 times more in Indiana than in North Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

North Carolina $4,786 · 24th of 50
IN $20,893ND $1,122

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.