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Neck Cordotomy, One Side, Single Operation

Wisconsin 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?

$14,454

Typical negotiated rate. In Wisconsin, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14,454 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5,754 from a physician practice, and about $16,218 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$5,754$5,623 to $9,772
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16,218$12,882 to $20,417

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $16,218 · 10th to 90th $8,710 to $26,303Professionalmedian $5,754 · 10th to 90th $2,399 to $11,220
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $16,218professional $5,754

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
$11,748.98
Median
$16,218.10
Typical High
$27,542.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,079.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$6,456.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11,220.18
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$11,220.18
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$70.79
Quartz
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$5,248.07
Quartz
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,754.40
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$11,220.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$17,782.79
Typical High
$20,892.96

Where Wisconsin 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.

Wisconsin $14,454 · 4th 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.