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Removal Of A Mass Outside The Spinal Cord Lining

Minnesota 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?

$7,943

Typical facility fee. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,943 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $4,467 to $12,882.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,943 · 10th to 90th $2,138 to $24,547
$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $7,943

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
$1,584.89
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$6,606.93
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,332.54
Median
$16,982.44
Typical High
$38,904.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$15,488.17
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$288.40
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$12,302.69
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$12,022.64
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$18,620.87

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 14.1 times more in Indiana than in North Dakota. 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.

Minnesota· 11th of 50

$7,943

IN $22,909ND $1,622

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.