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Revision of Spinal Stimulator Wires Placed by Needle

Louisiana 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?

$5,436

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,436 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $759 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,677 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$759$631 to $1,202
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,677$1,259 to $6,457

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,677 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $11,482Professionalmedian $759 · 10th to 90th $501 to $1,413
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,677professional $759

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
$501.19
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,467.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,288.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$933.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$870.96
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$13,182.57
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,412.54
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$8,511.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$12,589.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,288.25

Where Louisiana 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

Louisiana· 29th of 51

$5,436

$759 physician + $4,677 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.