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Disc Removal Through The Chest, Mid-Back, Extra Level

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 63078

Removal of a damaged disc in the mid-back, reached from the front of the spine by working through the chest cavity between the ribs rather than through an incision in the back. Pressure is taken off the spinal cord or nerve roots and any bone spurs are trimmed away. This covers each further disc level treated during the same operation, billed in addition to the main procedure.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Disc Removal Through The Chest, Mid-Back, Extra Level cost?

$209

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $209 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $209 to $363.

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 $2,138 · 10th to 90th $209 to $7,762Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $209 to $324
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,138professional $209

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
$208.93
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$323.59
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$537.03
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$467.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$16,218.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$549.54

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 18.6 times more in California than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Washington, DC $209 · 47th of 51
CA $3,802KY $204

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.