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Closing a Spinal Sac Without Nerve Tissue

Kentucky rates for HCPCS 63702

Surgery on a newborn to close a fluid-filled sac that protrudes through a gap in the spine and contains only the coverings of the spinal cord, not the nerve tissue itself. The sac is removed and the coverings, muscle, and skin are closed over the gap to seal the spine.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Closing a Spinal Sac Without Nerve Tissue cost?

$1,349

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,349 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,318 from a physician practice, and about $6,166 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,318$1,288 to $1,660
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,166$1,380 to $9,550

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,166 · 10th to 90th $851 to $11,220Professionalmedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $2,291
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $6,166professional $1,318

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
$851.14
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,630.27
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$11,220.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,778.28
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,344.23
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,137.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$6,918.31
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$28,183.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,511.89

Where Kentucky sits

The same service costs 5.1 times more in California than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Kentucky $1,349 · 51st of 51
CA $6,918KY $1,349

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.