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Upper Back Cordotomy, Both Sides, Two Operations

Pennsylvania 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?

$1,698

Typical physician fee. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,698 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,698 to $2,089.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $1,698 to $3,020
$2K$5Kprofessional $1,698

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
$4,073.80
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$6,309.57
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,398.83
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$3,311.31

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 38th of 44

$1,698

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.