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Needle Drainage Of A Spinal Cord Fluid Cavity

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 62268

This service uses a needle passed through the skin to drain fluid from a fluid-filled cavity within the spinal cord, sometimes called a syrinx or spinal cord cyst. It is performed to relieve pressure on the spinal cord caused by the buildup of fluid. Imaging guidance is typically used to place the needle accurately.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Needle Drainage Of A Spinal Cord Fluid Cavity cost?

$427

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $427 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $257 to $1,862.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,754 · 10th to 90th $257 to $7,762Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $245 to $550
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,754professional $257

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
$257.04
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$426.58
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,454.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$691.83
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$5,248.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$831.76

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 10.2 times more in California than in Delaware. 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, DC· 29th of 51

$427

CA $2,570DE $251

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.