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Needle Biopsy Of The Spinal Cord

Arkansas 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 July 2026.

How much does Needle Biopsy Of The Spinal Cord cost?

$1,712

Typical total for the visit. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,712 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $331 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,380 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$331$251 to $398
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,380$794 to $1,820

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $380 to $2,188Professionalmedian $331 · 10th to 90th $234 to $575
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $1,380professional $331

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
$354.81
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,862.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$537.03
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,089.30
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$616.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$645.65

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 13.2 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility feeArkansas $1,712 · 35th of 50
IN $6,579WV $497

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.