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Neck Spine Surgery For A Mass Outside The Cord Lining

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 63265

Removes part of the bony arch at the back of a vertebra in the neck to reach and take out an abnormal mass sitting outside the tough membrane that wraps the spinal cord, such as a cyst or a collection of blood. Taking the mass out relieves the pressure it was putting on the spinal cord and the nerves leaving it.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Neck Spine Surgery For A Mass Outside The Cord Lining cost?

$3,890

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,890 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,905 to $8,710.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $1,622 to $11,482Professionalmedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $2,630 to $3,890
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,890professional $2,630

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
$1,621.81
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$11,481.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$15,488.17
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,890.45
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$13,803.84
Typical High
$23,442.29
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$20,892.96
Typical High
$20,892.96
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,089.30

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 14.1 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. 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.

North Carolina· 35th of 50

$3,890

IN $22,387WV $1,585

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.