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Upper Back Cordotomy, Both Sides, Two Operations

Wisconsin 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?

$7,762

Typical negotiated rate. In Wisconsin, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,762 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7,762 from a physician practice, and about $6,026 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 5 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$7,762$7,762 to $11,220
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,026$5,754 to $8,710

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,026 · 10th to 90th $5,129 to $17,783Professionalmedian $7,762 · 10th to 90th $3,236 to $11,220
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $6,026professional $7,762

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$9,549.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$8,709.64
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11,220.18
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$11,220.18
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$70.79
Quartz
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$7,079.46
Quartz
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,762.47
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$11,220.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$17,782.79
Typical High
$20,892.96

Where Wisconsin 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.

Wisconsin· 6th of 44

$7,762

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.