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Spinal Cord Decompression Through The Pedicle

Colorado rates for HCPCS 63055

Removes disc material or bone pressing on the spinal cord or a nerve root, reaching the front of the spinal canal from behind by working through the pedicle, the short bony bridge on the side of a vertebra. It treats pressure that cannot be reached safely from directly behind.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Spinal Cord Decompression Through The Pedicle cost?

$13,490

Typical facility fee. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13,490 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,802 to $20,893.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13,490 · 10th to 90th $2,239 to $35,481Professionalmedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $1,549 to $12,882
$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $13,490professional $2,399

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
$2,754.23
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$9,549.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14,125.38
Median
$20,892.96
Typical High
$38,904.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$15,848.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,311.31
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$12,882.50
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,943.28
Median
$13,489.63
Typical High
$20,417.38

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 14.8 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. 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.

Colorado· 4th of 50

$13,490

IN $22,387WV $1,514

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.