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Spinal Fluid Shunt Placement In The Lower Back

Vermont rates for HCPCS 63740

This surgery places a small tube in the lower spine to drain excess cerebrospinal fluid, the fluid that surrounds the brain and spinal cord, redirecting it to another part of the body where it can be absorbed. It involves removing a small piece of the spinal bone to access the space around the spinal cord. It is used to relieve pressure caused by a buildup of this fluid.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Spinal Fluid Shunt Placement In The Lower Back cost?

$1,072

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,072 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $977 to $1,122.

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

Professionalmedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $977 to $1,380
$500$1K$2Kprofessional $1,072

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,122.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,659.59
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,584.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,344.23

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 7.4 times more in California than in Kentucky. 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.

Vermont· 43rd of 51

$1,072

CA $6,918KY $933

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.