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Needle Sample From a Spinal Disc

Pennsylvania 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?

$2,399

Typical facility fee. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,399 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,230 to $5,370.

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 $2,399 · 10th to 90th $490 to $7,762
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,399

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
$537.03
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$8,317.64
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$57,543.99
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,511.89
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$7,762.47
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,412.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,890.45

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 12th of 49

$2,399

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.