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Needle Biopsy Of The Spinal Cord

Alaska rates for HCPCS 62269

A needle is passed through the skin of the back, guided by imaging, to take a small sample of tissue from the spinal cord for laboratory examination. No open incision is made. It is done to identify an abnormality already seen on a scan, such as a growth or an area of inflammation.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Needle Biopsy Of The Spinal Cord cost?

$2,843

Typical total for the visit. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,843 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,023 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,820 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,023$724 to $1,023
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,820$1,549 to $3,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $5,888Professionalmedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $331 to $1,288
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,820professional $1,023

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$5,888.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$5,888.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$933.25
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,862.09
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,318.26
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,905.46
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,023.29
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$5,888.44
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,862.09

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 6.0 times more in Colorado than in Montana. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Alaska· 6th of 51

$2,843

$1,023 physician + $1,820 facility

CO $4,737MT $787

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.