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Needle Biopsy Of The Spinal Cord

Arizona 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?

$2,715

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,715 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $316 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,399 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$316$251 to $417
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,399$1,514 to $4,677

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $501 to $5,623Professionalmedian $316 · 10th to 90th $224 to $776
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,399professional $316

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
$1,445.44
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$6,606.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$870.96
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,467.37
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$707.95
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$3,235.94
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$676.08

Where Arizona sits

The same service costs 13.2 times more in Indiana 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Arizona· 22nd of 50

$2,715

$316 physician + $2,399 facility

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.