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Neck Spine Decompression, One Level

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 63045

Relieves pressure on the spinal cord or a nerve root in the neck by removing bone from the back of one vertebra. The surgeon takes away part of the bony arch, part of the small facet joint and the roof of the tunnel the nerve travels through, so the crowded nerve or cord has room again. It covers one level of the spine; work at further levels is charged separately.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Neck Spine Decompression, One Level cost?

$8,868

Typical total for the visit. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,868 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,950 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,918 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 56 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,950$1,445 to $2,884
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,918$3,236 to $12,023

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,918 · 10th to 90th $1,585 to $18,621Professionalmedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $5,248
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $6,918professional $1,950

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
$1,318.26
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$15,135.61
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$24,547.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$14,791.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$2,630.27
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$19,054.61

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 6.3 times more in Wisconsin 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

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WI $17,474MD $2,767

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.