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Removal of an Abnormal Vessel Tangle in the Neck Spine

Iowa rates for HCPCS 63250

Open surgery on the spine in the neck in which part of the bony arch of the vertebrae is removed to reach an abnormal tangle of arteries and veins involving the spinal cord. The tangle is taken out, or its feeding vessels are closed off, so it can no longer bleed or divert blood away from the cord.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal of an Abnormal Vessel Tangle in the Neck Spine cost?

$4,169

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,169 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,981 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 8 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$3,981$2,951 to $6,607
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,026$4,266 to $7,244

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,026 · 10th to 90th $3,388 to $7,943Professionalmedian $3,981 · 10th to 90th $2,512 to $8,710
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $6,026professional $3,981

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$16,595.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$7,762.47
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$11,220.18
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$7,943.28
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$20,892.96
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$9,120.11
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$8,128.31
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$8,128.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,943.28
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$6,606.93

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 3.1 times more in California than in Oklahoma. 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.

Iowa· 18th of 51

$4,169

CA $8,128OK $2,630

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.