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Repair Of Small Spinal Fluid Sac Defect

North Carolina 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?

$3,369

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,369 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,549 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,820 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$1,549$1,288 to $2,455
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,820$1,445 to $4,169

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $1,288 to $7,079Professionalmedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $3,548
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,820professional $1,549

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
$1,288.25
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$3,630.78
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,388.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,951.21
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,019.95
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,570.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,511.89
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$8,128.31
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,120.11
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$11,748.98

Where North Carolina 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

North Carolina· 44th of 50

$3,369

$1,549 physician + $1,820 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.