go back

Needle Sample From a Spinal Disc

Washington 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?

$427

Typical facility fee. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $427 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $302 to $813.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $427 · 10th to 90th $204 to $4,467
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $427

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
$316.23
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$11,481.54
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,890.45
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,071.52
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$707.95
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$512.86
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,801.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$4,570.88

Where Washington 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.

Washington· 42nd of 49

$427

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.