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Repair Of Small Spinal Fluid Sac Defect

New York 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?

$6,377

Typical total for the visit. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,377 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,479 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,898 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,479$1,259 to $2,239
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,898$2,951 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $1,660 to $12,023Professionalmedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $4,074
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,898professional $1,479

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
$1,479.11
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$3,388.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$12,882.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$3,311.31
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$37,153.52
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$6,760.83
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$5,248.07
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,235.94
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,754.23
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$48,977.88
Typical High
$53,703.18
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$9,332.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$7,079.46
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$5,248.07
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,548.13

Where New York 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

New York· 17th of 50

$6,377

$1,479 physician + $4,898 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.