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Repair of Spinal Fluid Leak in the Back

Louisiana rates for HCPCS 63707

Closes a leak in the tough membrane that holds the fluid surrounding the spinal cord, stopping fluid from escaping into the surrounding tissue. The surgeon exposes the tear and seals it with stitches, a patch of tissue, or sealant, without needing to remove bone from the spine. Leaks can follow an injury, an earlier operation, or a spinal needle puncture.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Repair of Spinal Fluid Leak in the Back cost?

$6,075

Typical total for the visit. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,075 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,288 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,786 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,288$1,122 to $1,479
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,786$1,096 to $7,079

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,786 · 10th to 90th $525 to $10,965Professionalmedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $871 to $1,549
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,786professional $1,288

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
$676.08
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,890.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,513.56
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$12,302.69
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,548.82
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,737.80
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
$602.56
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$758.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,122.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,047.13

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 10.7 times more in Maine 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Louisiana· 10th of 51

$6,075

$1,288 physician + $4,786 facility

ME $15,939TX $1,488

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.