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Spine Surgery To Cut The Shoulder Muscle Nerve

Alaska rates for HCPCS 63191

An operation that removes part of the bony arch at the back of the upper spine so the surgeon can reach and divide the nerve supplying certain neck and shoulder muscles. It is done to relieve severe, sustained involuntary pulling of the neck that has not responded to other treatment.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Spine Surgery To Cut The Shoulder Muscle Nerve cost?

$3,467

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,467 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,548 from a physician practice, and about $2,089 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3,548$1,259 to $5,754
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,089$1,622 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $1,318 to $8,913Professionalmedian $3,548 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $7,244
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,089professional $3,548

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
$3,981.07
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$6,309.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$4,365.16
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$6,918.31
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$8,128.31
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,754.40
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$7,762.47
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$6,918.31
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$7,943.28

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 5.5 times more in California 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.

Alaska· 3rd of 51

$3,467

CA $7,244KY $1,318

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.