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Removal of a Spinal Canal Lesion, Lower Back

Montana rates for HCPCS 63272

Removes bone at the back of the lower spine so the covering of the spinal canal can be opened and a lesion inside it that is not a tumor — such as a cyst, an abscess, or a collection of blood — can be taken out or drained. The covering is then closed to keep spinal fluid in. Clearing the lesion relieves pressure on the nerve roots.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal of a Spinal Canal Lesion, Lower Back cost?

$6,182

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,182 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $3,020 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,162 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$3,020$2,042 to $3,020
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,162$3,090 to $3,388

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $2,754 to $3,981Professionalmedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $85 to $3,236
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $3,162professional $3,020

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
$1,659.59
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$4,365.16
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,019.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,019.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,019.95
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$3,630.78
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$3,311.31
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,019.95
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,019.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$25,118.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$3,467.37

Where Montana sits

The same service costs 6.9 times more in Maine than in Arkansas. 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· 41st of 51

$6,182

$3,020 physician + $3,162 facility

ME $34,650AR $4,993

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.