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Removal Of A Spinal Fluid Drainage Shunt

North Dakota rates for HCPCS 63746

This surgery removes a shunt system that had been placed to drain excess fluid from around the spinal cord to another part of the body. The entire drainage system is taken out during this procedure.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal Of A Spinal Fluid Drainage Shunt cost?

$2,802

Typical total for the visit. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,802 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,288 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,514 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,288$1,047 to $1,514
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,514$575 to $2,344

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $575 to $2,630Professionalmedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $631 to $1,622
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,514professional $1,288

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$2,511.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$575.44
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,659.59
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,995.26
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,148.15
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$165.96
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,148.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,778.28
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,754.23
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,630.27
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,202.26

Where North Dakota sits

The same service costs 4.1 times more in Oklahoma than in Maryland. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

North Dakota· 21st of 51

$2,802

$1,288 physician + $1,514 facility

OK $7,148MD $1,765

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.