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Removal of an Abnormal Vessel Tangle in the Mid-Spine

Delaware rates for HCPCS 63251

Open surgery on the spine in the mid-back 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 October 2026.

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

$3,678

Typical total for the visit. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,678 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,884 to the doctor who performs it, and $794 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,884$2,692 to $3,090
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$794$389 to $2,042

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $794 · 10th to 90th $302 to $4,266Professionalmedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $2,455 to $4,365
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $794professional $2,884

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$3,090.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$5,128.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$4,168.69
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,548.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$616.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,290.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,137.96

Where Delaware sits

The same service costs 11.5 times more in Maine than in Texas. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Delaware· 50th of 51

$3,678

$2,884 physician + $794 facility

ME $35,990TX $3,131

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.