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Repair Of Large Spinal Cord Sac Defect

Massachusetts rates for HCPCS 63706

Closes a sac that pushes out through a gap in the back of the spine and contains spinal cord and nerve tissue as well as fluid. The nerve tissue is carefully freed and returned into the spinal canal, then the coverings, muscle, and skin are closed over it in layers. This is the operation for a larger defect, where more tissue has to be moved to get a secure closure.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Repair Of Large Spinal Cord Sac Defect cost?

$2,884

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,884 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,951 from a physician practice, and about $1,995 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,951$2,291 to $5,129
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,995$794 to $2,884

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $407 to $4,074Professionalmedian $2,951 · 10th to 90th $1,738 to $12,882
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,995professional $2,951

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$5,128.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$4,897.79
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$4,786.30
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$12,882.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$4,786.30
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$3,548.13
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,019.95
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$4,073.80
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$5,754.40
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$4,786.30
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$12,882.50
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$8,317.64
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,818.38
Well Sense
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,698.24
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$2,454.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$977.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$3,630.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$724.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$3,388.44

Where Massachusetts sits

The same service costs 22.9 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.

Massachusetts· 15th of 51

$2,884

AK $7,586TX $331

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.