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Upper Back Cordotomy, Both Sides, Two Operations

New York rates for HCPCS 63199

Surgery for severe pain affecting both sides of the body. 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 first and on the other side at a second operation soon afterwards, rather than both at one sitting.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Upper Back Cordotomy, Both Sides, Two Operations cost?

$4,074

Typical facility fee. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,074 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,089 to $4,467.

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 $3,890 · 10th to 90th $1,479 to $7,244Professionalmedian $5,754 · 10th to 90th $5,754 to $6,310
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,890professional $5,754

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
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,754.40
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$6,309.57
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26,302.68
Median
$26,302.68
Typical High
$38,018.94
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$5,370.32

Where New York 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.

New York· 22nd of 44

$4,074

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.