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Upper Back Cordotomy, Both Sides, Two Operations

Texas 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?

$5,012

Typical physician fee. In Texas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,012 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $5,012 to $11,220.

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 $5,012 · 10th to 90th $589 to $7,079Professionalmedian $11,220 · 10th to 90th $11,220 to $11,220
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,012professional $11,220

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
$3,801.89
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$9,332.54
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$7,079.46
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11,220.18
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$11,220.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$8,709.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$4,168.69

Where Texas 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.

Texas· 16th of 44

$5,012

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.