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Spinal Fluid Leak Repair With Bone Removal

Arizona rates for HCPCS 63709

Repairs a tear in the tough membrane around the spinal cord, or a pocket of spinal fluid that has collected outside it, after removing a section of bone from the back of the spine to reach the problem. Sealing the leak stops fluid escaping and relieves the headaches and swelling it causes. A patch of tissue or a sealant may be used to reinforce the repair.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Spinal Fluid Leak Repair With Bone Removal cost?

$3,890

Typical facility fee. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,890 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,042 to $6,310.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $1,380 to $8,318
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,890

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
$2,041.74
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$7,943.28
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$13,803.84
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$4,466.84
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$5,128.61

Where Arizona sits

The same service costs 11.7 times more in Maine than in West Virginia. 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.

Arizona· 20th of 50

$3,890

ME $12,303WV $1,047

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.