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Upper Back Cordotomy, One Side, Single Operation

Georgia rates for HCPCS 63195

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

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Upper Back Cordotomy, One Side, Single Operation cost?

$6,026

Typical facility fee. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,026 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,311 to $10,471.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,026 · 10th to 90th $2,042 to $12,882Professionalmedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $1,995 to $12,023
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,026professional $3,802

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
$2,041.74
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$12,882.50
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$12,022.64
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$6,309.57

Where Georgia sits

The same service costs 380.2 times more in California 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.

Georgia· 6th of 44

$6,026

CA $11,482SC $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.