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Neck Cordotomy, Both Sides, Two Operations

Massachusetts rates for HCPCS 63198

Surgery for severe pain affecting both sides of the body 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 first and on the other side at a second operation soon afterwards. Splitting the work into two sittings lowers the risk that comes with cutting both sides at once.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Neck Cordotomy, Both Sides, Two Operations cost?

$10,715

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10,715 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10,715 from a physician practice, and about $4,677 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$10,715$10,715 to $10,715
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,677$2,754 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,677 · 10th to 90th $1,738 to $6,607Professionalmedian $10,715 · 10th to 90th $10,715 to $10,715
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,677professional $10,715

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
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$6,606.93
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,715.19
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$10,715.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$8,912.51
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$6,606.93
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,715.19
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$10,715.19
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$4,073.80

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 2nd of 44

$10,715

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.