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Removal of a Spinal Growth Crossing the Cord Lining

Iowa rates for HCPCS 63290

Open spine surgery in which part of the bony arch of the vertebrae is removed to reach a growth in the spinal canal that lies both inside and outside the tough membrane wrapping the spinal cord. Because the growth crosses that membrane, the membrane is opened during the operation and closed again once the growth has been taken out.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal of a Spinal Growth Crossing the Cord Lining cost?

$10,651

Typical total for the visit. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10,651 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $3,890 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,761 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$3,890$2,818 to $6,457
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,761$5,012 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,761 · 10th to 90th $3,715 to $13,490Professionalmedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $2,512 to $9,333
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,761professional $3,890

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
$3,715.35
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$9,332.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$7,413.10
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$9,772.37
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$14,125.38
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$19,498.45
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$8,709.64
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$7,762.47
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,244.36
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$16,218.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$7,413.10
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$6,309.57

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 5.9 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

Iowa· 18th of 50

$10,651

$3,890 physician + $6,761 facility

ME $30,227MD $5,139

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.