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Needle Sample From a Spinal Disc

California rates for HCPCS 62267

Passes a needle through the skin of the back into a spinal disc or the tissue beside it and draws out a sample. The material is sent for laboratory testing. Nothing is treated during the procedure; it is done purely to obtain a sample for diagnosis.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Needle Sample From a Spinal Disc cost?

$3,802

Typical facility fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,802 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,512 to $5,888.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,169 · 10th to 90th $912 to $12,882Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $135 to $501
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $4,169professional $263

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
$1,659.59
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$16,982.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$12,882.50
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$6,456.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,659.59
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$436.52
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$501.19
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$2,187.76
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$467.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$7,943.28

Where California sits

The same service costs 22.4 times more in New Jersey 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.

California· 4th of 49

$3,802

NJ $5,370WV $240

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.