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Repair Of Small Spinal Fluid Sac Defect

Montana 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?

$4,196

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,196 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,905 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,291 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$1,905$1,698 to $2,291
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,291$2,188 to $2,344

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $1,738 to $2,754Professionalmedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $2,754
$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $2,291professional $1,905

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$6,918.31
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64,565.42
Median
$75,857.76
Typical High
$91,201.08
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,137.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,137.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,238.72
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,454.71
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,454.71
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,454.71
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,511.89

Where Montana 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

Montana· 35th of 50

$4,196

$1,905 physician + $2,291 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.