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Decompression Of The Spinal Cord In The Mid-Back

Alaska rates for HCPCS 63064

Relieves pressure on the spinal cord or a nerve root in the mid-back, reaching the front of the canal from the side near where the ribs meet the spine. Disc material or other tissue pressing on the cord is removed through that route. The approach avoids pulling on the cord itself, which does not tolerate being moved.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Decompression Of The Spinal Cord In The Mid-Back cost?

$16,794

Typical total for the visit. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16,794 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $7,244 to the doctor who performs it, and $9,550 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$7,244$4,571 to $7,244
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$9,550$7,762 to $12,303

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9,550 · 10th to 90th $5,754 to $24,547Professionalmedian $7,244 · 10th to 90th $1,778 to $8,318
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $9,550professional $7,244

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$8,317.64
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$8,317.64
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,754.40
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$28,840.32
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$5,754.40
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$11,748.98
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$10,000.00
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,244.36
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$8,709.64
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,244.36
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$7,244.36
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,754.40
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$28,840.32
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$5,754.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$24,547.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$10,471.29

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 4.5 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. 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

Alaska· 1st of 51

$16,794

$7,244 physician + $9,550 facility

AK $16,794KY $3,774

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.