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Neck Cordotomy, Both Sides, Single Operation

Minnesota 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 does Neck Cordotomy, Both Sides, Single Operation cost?

$4,169

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,169 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4,266 from a physician practice, and about $3,981 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$4,266$3,162 to $5,370
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,981$3,090 to $5,495

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,981 · 10th to 90th $2,455 to $7,762Professionalmedian $4,266 · 10th to 90th $2,512 to $7,413
$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,981professional $4,266

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
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10,964.78
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$19,952.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,762.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$6,760.83
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$6,606.93
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$6,309.57
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$5,011.87
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9,120.11
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$9,120.11

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 302.0 times more in Kansas 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.

Minnesota· 14th of 39

$4,169

KS $9,120SC $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.