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Upper Back Cordotomy, One Side, Single Operation

Texas 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?

$5,012

Typical physician fee. In Texas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,012 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $5,012 to $7,762.

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 $5,012 · 10th to 90th $589 to $5,248Professionalmedian $7,762 · 10th to 90th $7,762 to $7,762
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $5,012professional $7,762

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
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$6,606.93
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
$7,762.47
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$7,762.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$2,951.21

Where Texas sits

The same service costs 380.2 times more in California than in South Carolina. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Texas $5,012 · 13th of 44
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.