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Removal of a Spinal Growth Crossing the Cord Lining

Massachusetts 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 October 2026.

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

$7,754

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,754 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $4,365 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,388 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$4,365$3,467 to $7,413
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,388$2,239 to $4,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $7,413Professionalmedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $2,818 to $19,498
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $3,388professional $4,365

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$7,413.10
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$10,232.93
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$19,498.45
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$17,378.01
Typical High
$17,378.01
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$7,079.46
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,466.84
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$4,365.16
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$14,125.38
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$8,709.64
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$10,232.93
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$19,498.45
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$12,589.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$12,302.69
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$4,168.69
Well Sense
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,630.27
8 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$3,715.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,479.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,122.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$741.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$5,248.07
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,168.69
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,071.52

Where Massachusetts sits

The same service costs 6.3 times more in Maine than in South Carolina. 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

Massachusetts· 39th of 51

$7,754

$4,365 physician + $3,388 facility

ME $35,748SC $5,705

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.