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Neck Cordotomy, One Side, Single Operation

Virginia 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?

$9,772

Typical physician fee. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9,772 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,239 to $13,804.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10,965 · 10th to 90th $1,905 to $15,488Professionalmedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $1,698 to $3,715
$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $10,965professional $2,042

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
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,772.37
Median
$13,182.57
Typical High
$15,488.17
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,456.54
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$6,456.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,715.35
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$4,786.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,041.74

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia $9,772 · 11th 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.