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Stereotactic Biopsy of Spinal Cord Lesion

Iowa 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 October 2026.

How much does Stereotactic Biopsy of Spinal Cord Lesion cost?

$1,995

Typical physician fee. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,995 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,622 to $7,244.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $55 to $4,467Professionalmedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $1,622 to $7,244
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,995professional $2,291

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$3,162.28
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$4,466.84
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$7,244.36
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$1,995.26
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,548.82
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,398.83

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 288.4 times more in Tennessee than in Mississippi. 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.

Iowa· 23rd of 37

$1,995

TN $7,244MS $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.