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Stereotactic Biopsy of Spinal Cord Lesion

California rates for HCPCS 63615

A procedure that uses precise three-dimensional targeting (stereotactic guidance) to take a tissue sample from an abnormal area of the spinal cord. The same service covers draining or removing the abnormal tissue this way.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Stereotactic Biopsy of Spinal Cord Lesion cost?

$11,220

Typical physician fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11,220 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $7,244 to $14,125.

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 $11,482 · 10th to 90th $6,457 to $17,783Professionalmedian $7,244 · 10th to 90th $1,698 to $7,244
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $11,482professional $7,244

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
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,606.93
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$17,782.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$5,495.41
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,698.24
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$4,466.84
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,244.36
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$7,244.36
Optum
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$70.79

Where California sits

The same service costs 446.7 times more in California than in Mississippi. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

California $11,220 · 1st of 35
CA $11,220MS $25.12

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.