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Removal Of A Non-Tumor Lesion Inside The Spinal Sac

Montana rates for HCPCS 63271

Removes a section of bone from the back of the spine in the mid-back to reach and remove a lesion, such as a cyst or a pocket of infection, lying inside the membrane that surrounds the spinal cord. Taking it out relieves pressure on the cord and the pain, weakness or numbness that pressure causes. The membrane is opened and then carefully closed again.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal Of A Non-Tumor Lesion Inside The Spinal Sac cost?

$6,779

Typical total for the visit. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,779 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $3,311 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,467 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$3,311$2,239 to $3,311
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,467$3,020 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $3,715Professionalmedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $85 to $3,548
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,467professional $3,311

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$4,786.30
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,311.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$3,311.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$3,311.31
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$3,981.07
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$3,715.35
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$3,311.31
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$3,801.89

Where Montana sits

The same service costs 12.8 times more in Maine than in Maryland. 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

Montana· 21st of 51

$6,779

$3,311 physician + $3,467 facility

ME $34,871MD $2,735

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.