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Spinal Fluid Leak Repair With Bone Removal

Iowa 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?

$2,692

Typical facility fee. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,692 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,622 to $6,026.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,012 · 10th to 90th $1,549 to $7,943Professionalmedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $5,370
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,012professional $1,950

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
$1,548.82
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$11,481.54
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$5,623.41
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$6,606.93
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$3,548.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$8,128.31

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 28th of 50

$2,692

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.