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Closing a Spinal Sac Without Nerve Tissue

South Dakota 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 October 2026.

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

$2,818

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,818 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,884 from a physician practice, and about $1,202 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,884$2,138 to $3,548
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,202$759 to $1,905

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $759 to $2,455Professionalmedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $1,413 to $3,715
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,202professional $2,884

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$3,890.45
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,995.26
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$10,232.93
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$3,090.30
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$2,818.38
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$3,715.35
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$3,548.13

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 5.9 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

South Dakota· 7th of 51

$2,818

AK $5,888TX $1,000

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.