Removal Of A Mass Outside The Spinal Cord Lining

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 63266

Removes part of the bony arch at the back of the spine to reach and clear an abnormal collection lying outside the covering of the spinal cord, such as a cyst, a blood clot, or a pocket of infection rather than a tumor. Clearing it takes the pressure off the spinal cord and nerves.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of A Mass Outside The Spinal Cord Lining cost?

$9,549

Typical total for the visit. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9,549 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,630 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,918 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

28% physician fee72% facility fee

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 54 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the bill	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it	The doctor who performs it	$2,630	$1,950 to $3,802
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center	The hospital or surgery center	$6,918	$3,388 to $12,023

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,918 · 10th to 90th $1,905 to $17,378Professionalmedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $1,585 to $6,457

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $1,548.82 Median $5,011.87 Typical High $12,589.25	Facility	Global	$1,548.82	$5,011.87	$12,589.25
BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $4,265.80 Median $11,481.54 Typical High $24,547.09	Facility	Global	$4,265.80	$11,481.54	$24,547.09
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $1,819.70 Median $4,897.79 Typical High $15,488.17	Facility	Global	$1,819.70	$4,897.79	$15,488.17
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier AS · PA/NP assist Typical Low $288.40 Median $288.40 Typical High $288.40	Facility	AS · PA/NP assist	$288.40	$288.40	$288.40
United Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $2,818.38 Median $8,511.38 Typical High $18,620.87	Facility	Global	$2,818.38	$8,511.38	$18,620.87

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 5.6 times more in Wisconsin than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee

WI $18,435MD $3,314

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.