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Repair Of Small Spinal Fluid Sac Defect

Utah 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?

$5,208

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,208 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,820 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,388 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$1,820$1,318 to $3,020
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,388$2,291 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $1,820 to $6,026Professionalmedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $6,918
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $3,388professional $1,820

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
$1,819.70
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$6,025.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$6,918.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,019.95
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$3,388.44
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$3,311.31
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$3,311.31
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$3,467.37
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$13,803.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,187.76

Where Utah 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

Utah· 24th of 50

$5,208

$1,820 physician + $3,388 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.