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Lower Spine Surgery to Remove Non-Cancerous Lesion

North Dakota rates for HCPCS 63267

Removes part of the bony arch at the back of a lower spine bone to reach and clear out a lesion pressing on the spinal nerves from outside the covering of the spinal cord, such as a collection of blood, pus or a cyst. Taking the pressure off relieves pain, numbness or weakness in the legs. It is an open operation done under general anesthesia.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Lower Spine Surgery to Remove Non-Cancerous Lesion cost?

$4,215

Typical total for the visit. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,215 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,630 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,585 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,630$2,089 to $3,090
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,585$1,318 to $2,344

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $1,318 to $2,630Professionalmedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $1,349 to $3,548
$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,585professional $2,630

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
$1,318.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,318.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,737.80
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,548.13
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$4,265.80
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,454.71
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$354.81
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,630.27
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,570.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,981.07
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,754.23
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,691.53

Where North Dakota sits

The same service costs 4.9 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. 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

North Dakota· 42nd of 51

$4,215

$2,630 physician + $1,585 facility

AK $13,567KY $2,794

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.