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Revision of Spinal Stimulator Wires Placed by Needle

North Carolina 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?

$7,200

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,200 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,175 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,026 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$1,175$871 to $1,549
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,026$2,089 to $9,120

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,026 · 10th to 90th $891 to $13,490Professionalmedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $575 to $2,042
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,026professional $1,175

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
$436.52
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$7,413.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,071.52
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$8,709.64
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,137.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$12,022.64
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,513.56
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,137.96
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$8,511.38
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$17,782.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,513.56
9 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$660.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$616.60
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$5,495.41
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,096.48
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$436.52
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$309.03
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$309.03
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$309.03

Where North Carolina 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

North Carolina· 14th of 51

$7,200

$1,175 physician + $6,026 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.