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Spinal Cord Decompression Through The Pedicle

Iowa 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?

$5,129

Typical facility fee. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,129 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,467 to $7,943.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,026 · 10th to 90th $2,239 to $13,490Professionalmedian $2,951 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $6,607
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,026professional $2,951

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
$2,238.72
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$7,943.28
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$6,918.31
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$17,782.79
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$1,905.46
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,511.38
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$19,054.61

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 27th of 50

$5,129

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.