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Repair Of Small Spinal Fluid Sac Defect

Massachusetts 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?

$4,517

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,517 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,698 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,818 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,698$1,349 to $3,020
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,818$1,778 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $5,623Professionalmedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $3,715
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $2,818professional $1,698

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
$1,202.26
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$3,388.44
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$5,888.44
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$9,120.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$3,548.13
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,630.78
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,290.87
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$5,888.44
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,548.13
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$5,888.44
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$9,120.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$4,073.80

Where Massachusetts 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

Massachusetts· 30th of 50

$4,517

$1,698 physician + $2,818 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.