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Spine Surgery to Drain a Cavity in the Spinal Cord

South Dakota rates for HCPCS 63172

Open spine surgery in which part of the bony arch is removed and a fluid-filled cavity inside the spinal cord is opened and drained, so fluid escapes instead of building up and stretching the cord from within. Relieving that pressure is aimed at stopping the symptoms from worsening.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Spine Surgery to Drain a Cavity in the Spinal Cord cost?

$4,700

Typical total for the visit. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,700 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,512 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,188 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,512$1,445 to $3,090
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,188$1,950 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $1,585 to $4,365Professionalmedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $3,802
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $2,188professional $2,512

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
$1,318.26
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,235.94
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,801.89
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,090.30
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$10,232.93
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,162.28
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$2,951.21
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$3,630.78
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$3,388.44

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 14.7 times more in Maine than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeSouth Dakota $4,700 · 32nd of 50
ME $28,653MD $1,947

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.