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Spinal Fluid Leak Repair With Bone Removal

Missouri 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?

$5,623

Typical facility fee. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,623 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,692 to $9,333.

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 $5,623 · 10th to 90th $1,479 to $12,023
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,623

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
$4,265.80
Typical High
$8,511.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$13,182.57
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$9,772.37
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$11,220.18

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 14th of 50

$5,623

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.