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Spinal Fluid Leak Repair With Bone Removal

Nebraska 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?

$7,943

Typical facility fee. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,943 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,570 to $12,589.

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 $8,128 · 10th to 90th $1,660 to $14,454Professionalmedian $2,455 · 10th to 90th $2,042 to $3,467
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $8,128professional $2,455

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,025.60
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$14,454.40
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,762.47
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$19,952.62
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$9,549.93
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$3,467.37
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$8,128.31

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 7th of 50

$7,943

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.