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Needle Sample From a Spinal Disc

North Carolina 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?

$398

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $398 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $251 to $912.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $398 · 10th to 90th $151 to $4,169Professionalmedian $398 · 10th to 90th $398 to $631
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $398professional $398

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$5,248.07
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$676.08
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$630.96
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$4,365.16
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,187.76

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 43rd of 49

$398

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.