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Revision of Spinal Stimulator Wires Placed by Needle

Alaska rates for HCPCS 63663

Repositions or replaces the thin stimulating wires of a spinal cord stimulator that were originally placed through a needle rather than through an open incision. It is done when a wire has shifted, broken, or is no longer covering the painful area. X-ray guidance is used to confirm the new position.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Revision of Spinal Stimulator Wires Placed by Needle cost?

$13,358

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13,358 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,138 to the doctor who performs it, and $11,220 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,138$1,549 to $3,631
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$11,220$5,888 to $14,125

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11,220 · 10th to 90th $2,570 to $23,442Professionalmedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $813 to $4,074
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $11,220professional $2,138

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
$2,187.76
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$4,073.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$3,090.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,884.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,762.47
Median
$12,882.50
Typical High
$39,810.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,691.53
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$5,888.44
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$4,466.84
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8,709.64
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$16,982.44
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,630.78
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$28,840.32
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$24,547.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,890.45

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 8.6 times more in Colorado 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

Alaska· 2nd of 51

$13,358

$2,138 physician + $11,220 facility

CO $14,248KY $1,661

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.