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Neck Cordotomy, One Side, Single Operation

California rates for HCPCS 63194

Surgery for severe pain that has not responded to other treatment. Part of the bony arch of a neck vertebra is removed to reach the spinal cord, and the pain-carrying pathway is cut on one side of the cord, which relieves pain on the opposite side of the body. It is completed in a single operation.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Neck Cordotomy, One Side, Single Operation cost?

$11,482

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11,482 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11,220 from a physician practice, and about $11,482 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 7 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$11,220$2,138 to $11,220
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$11,482$8,318 to $14,454

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11,482 · 10th to 90th $6,918 to $18,621Professionalmedian $11,220 · 10th to 90th $1,288 to $11,220
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $11,482professional $11,220

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
$6,918.31
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$18,620.87
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
$11,220.18
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$11,220.18
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
$5,011.87
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,019.95

Where California sits

The same service costs 955.0 times more in Indiana than in South Carolina. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

California $11,482 · 5th of 46
IN $28,840SC $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.