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Neck Cordotomy, Both Sides, Single Operation

Massachusetts rates for HCPCS 63196

Surgery for severe pain affecting both sides of the body that other treatment has not controlled. Part of the bony arch of a neck vertebra is removed to reach the spinal cord, and the pain-carrying pathway is cut on both sides of the cord during the same operation.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $9,120 · 10th to 90th $9,120 to $9,120
$10Kprofessional $9,120

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$9,120.11
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$9,120.11
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$9,120.11
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$9,120.11
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,348.96
Well Sense
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,513.56