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Repair Of Small Spinal Fluid Sac Defect

Illinois rates for HCPCS 63700

Closes a fluid-filled sac that pushes out through a gap in the back of the spine. The sac is formed by the coverings of the spinal cord and the fluid within them; it is opened, the excess covering is trimmed, and the layers of covering, muscle, and skin are closed over the spinal canal. This is the operation for a smaller defect.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Repair Of Small Spinal Fluid Sac Defect cost?

$4,097

Typical total for the visit. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,097 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,585 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,512 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$1,585$1,202 to $2,455
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,512$1,445 to $5,129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $9,772Professionalmedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $3,631
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,512professional $1,585

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,388.44
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,079.46
Median
$18,197.01
Typical High
$35,481.34
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,818.38
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$5,248.07
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,041.74
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,951.21

Where Illinois sits

The same service costs 7.5 times more in Maine than in Maryland. 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

Illinois· 36th of 50

$4,097

$1,585 physician + $2,512 facility

ME $13,852MD $1,848

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.