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Removal of a Flat Spinal Stimulator Lead

Mississippi rates for HCPCS 63662

Surgery to take out the flat, paddle-shaped stimulating lead of a spinal cord stimulator. Because the paddle lies against the covering of the spinal cord, a small window is made in the bone at the back of the spine to reach and free it. It is done when the device is no longer wanted, is infected, or is being taken out entirely.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal of a Flat Spinal Stimulator Lead cost?

$3,579

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,579 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,288 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,291 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,288$776 to $1,479
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,291$1,349 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $977 to $4,898Professionalmedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $708 to $2,455
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,291professional $1,288

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
$478.63
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,995.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,454.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,862.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,737.80
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$4,677.35
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,445.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,890.45
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,412.54
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,737.80

Where Mississippi sits

The same service costs 3.8 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Mississippi· 30th of 51

$3,579

$1,288 physician + $2,291 facility

AK $8,560KY $2,238

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.