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Needle Sample From a Spinal Disc

Massachusetts 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?

$1,288

Typical facility fee. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,288 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $209 to $2,512.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $174 to $3,715
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,288

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
$269.15
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,715.35
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$3,801.89
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$398.11
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$3,311.31
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$7,079.46
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$3,801.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$5,623.41

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 25th of 49

$1,288

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.