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Repair Of Small Spinal Fluid Sac Defect

Virginia 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?

$5,110

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,110 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,479 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,631 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,479$1,349 to $1,995
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,631$1,585 to $9,333

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,631 · 10th to 90th $1,349 to $12,303Professionalmedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $3,162
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,631professional $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
$5,011.87
Typical High
$9,549.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,995.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,606.93
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$14,454.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$3,311.31
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,041.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,884.03
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,905.46
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,019.95
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,511.89
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,548.82
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$5,495.41
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$6,606.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,511.89

Where Virginia 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

Virginia· 26th of 50

$5,110

$1,479 physician + $3,631 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.