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Spinal Fluid Leak Repair With Bone Removal

Ohio 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?

$6,457

Typical facility fee. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,457 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,162 to $10,715.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,457 · 10th to 90th $1,380 to $12,589
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,457

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
$1,096.48
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$12,589.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$15,135.61
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,288.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21,379.62
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$21,379.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$5,754.40

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 11th of 50

$6,457

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.