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Needle Biopsy Of The Spinal Cord

Colorado 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?

$5,207

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,207 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $309 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,898 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$309$251 to $437
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,898$3,090 to $7,079

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $398 to $8,913Professionalmedian $309 · 10th to 90th $251 to $851
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,898professional $309

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
$1,202.26
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$1,000.00
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$10,964.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$3,162.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$741.31
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$933.25
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$1,995.26
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$467.74
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$776.25

Where Colorado 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

Colorado· 3rd of 50

$5,207

$309 physician + $4,898 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.