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Spinal Cord Vessel Malformation Surgery

Alaska rates for HCPCS 63252

Spine surgery in which part of the bony arch of the vertebrae is removed to reach an abnormal tangle of arteries and veins on or within the spinal cord, which is then taken out or closed off. It is performed where the mid-back meets the lower back. Treating the tangle protects the cord from bleeding and from the loss of function that comes from its disturbed blood supply.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Spinal Cord Vessel Malformation Surgery cost?

$12,311

Typical total for the visit. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12,311 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $7,413 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,898 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$7,413$2,754 to $12,303
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,898$3,631 to $9,772

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $2,818 to $15,136Professionalmedian $7,413 · 10th to 90th $2,692 to $15,849
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $4,898professional $7,413

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,709.64
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$13,803.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$9,772.37
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$15,135.61
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,244.36
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$16,982.44
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12,302.69
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$16,982.44
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$15,135.61
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$9,772.37
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$17,782.79

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 5.7 times more in Maine than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeAlaska $12,311 · 13th of 50
ME $30,546MD $5,350

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.