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Spinal Fluid Leak Repair With Bone Removal

Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,457 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,236 to $8,913.

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 10 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,586 · 10th to 90th $2,138 to $14,125Professionalmedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $1,738 to $3,802
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $7,586professional $2,570

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
$977.24
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$14,454.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$14,125.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$5,248.07
DeanCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$10,471.29
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$7,585.78
Network Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,137.96
Prevea360
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$3,162.28
Quartz
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$3,801.89
Quartz
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$6,918.31
Quartz
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$691.83
Security Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$3,715.35
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$20,892.96

Where Wisconsin 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.

Wisconsin· 12th 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.