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Spinal Fluid Leak Repair With Bone Removal

Illinois 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?

$2,089

Typical facility fee. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,089 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,288 to $5,370.

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 $2,089 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $9,772Professionalmedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $7,586
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,089professional $1,995

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
$1,148.15
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$7,762.47
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,754.40
Median
$15,135.61
Typical High
$28,840.32
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$7,585.78
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$7,413.10

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 36th of 50

$2,089

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.