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Removal Of A Spinal Cord Stimulator Wire

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 63661

Thin wire-like electrodes from a spinal cord stimulator, a device implanted to help manage chronic pain, are removed. This applies to electrodes that were originally placed through a needle rather than through an open incision into the spine, and imaging guidance may be used to help locate and remove them.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal Of A Spinal Cord Stimulator Wire cost?

$617

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $617 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $339 to $933.

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 $2,754 · 10th to 90th $724 to $19,953Professionalmedian $589 · 10th to 90th $309 to $1,778
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,754professional $589

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,073.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,412.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$512.86
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$2,089.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,862.09
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$27,542.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,778.28

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 4.6 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. 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.

Washington, DC· 28th of 51

$617

AK $1,585KY $347

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.