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Neck Cord Release, More Than Two Levels

California rates for HCPCS 63182

Part of the bony arch is removed from vertebrae in the neck to expose the spinal cord, and the small ligaments tethering the cord to its outer covering are cut so tension on it is relieved. This version covers work extending over more than two levels of the neck.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Neck Cord Release, More Than Two Levels cost?

$13,183

Typical physician fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13,183 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $9,120 to $16,982.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13,490 · 10th to 90th $7,943 to $22,387Professionalmedian $11,482 · 10th to 90th $1,698 to $11,482
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $13,490professional $11,482

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
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,943.28
Median
$13,489.63
Typical High
$22,387.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,754.40
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$7,244.36
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,698.24
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$5,248.07
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11,481.54
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$11,481.54
Optum
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$70.79
Sutter Health Plus
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$5,128.61

Where California sits

The same service costs 741.3 times more in Indiana than in South Carolina. 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.

California· 4th of 36

$13,183

IN $22,387SC $30.20

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.