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Spinal Cord Decompression Through The Pedicle

Washington, DC 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?

$5,495

Typical facility fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,495 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,138 to $7,079.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,495 · 10th to 90th $1,698 to $7,762Professionalmedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $1,622 to $3,715
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,495professional $3,388

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
$1,698.24
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$7,762.47
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$3,715.35
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$14,791.08
Typical High
$42,657.95

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 24th of 50

$5,495

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.