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Removal Of A Growth Inside The Neck Spinal Cord

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 63270

Spine surgery in which part of the bony arch of the neck vertebrae is removed so the surgeon can open the tough covering around the spinal cord and take out a noncancerous lesion lying inside it, such as a cyst or a collection of fluid. Removing it relieves pressure on the cord and the nerves leaving it. The covering is then closed watertight so spinal fluid cannot leak.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal Of A Growth Inside The Neck Spinal Cord cost?

$2,138

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,138 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,138 to $3,548.

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 $2,138 · 10th to 90th $1,698 to $7,762Professionalmedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $2,089 to $3,548
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,138professional $2,138

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
$1,698.24
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,548.13
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,754.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$5,495.41
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,786.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$16,218.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$5,623.41

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 3.9 times more in California than in Oklahoma. 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.

Washington, DC· 47th of 51

$2,138

CA $7,586OK $1,950

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.